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Missouri Counties

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Missouri Counties

Missouri has 114 Counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis County and is referred to as a "city not within a county."

Pemiscot County, Missouri

Pemiscot County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Caruthersville
Year Organized: 1851
Square Miles: 493

Court House:

610 Ward Avenue
County Courthouse
Caruthersville, MO 63830-1664

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Pemiscot is an Indian word meaning liquid mud. (Douglass I 313, Goodspeed 369, Campbell, Kelly)

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Pemiscot County

Established by act of legislature on February 19, 1851, and erected from territory cut off from New Madrid County. The boundaries are: On the north Portage Bayou to Little River, thence due west to Dunklin County line which forms the western boundary, on the south the parallel of 36 30' (Arkansas State Line), and on the east the Mississippi River. Pemiscot is one of the six counties of the state which bears an Indian name, the others being Moniteau, Nodaway, Oregon, Mississippi, and Osage. The name was given for the principal stream of the county (cf. above). The older pronunciation was "pemisco," and that is still heard occasionally especially when referring to the name of the bayou; the general tendency, however, is to pronounce it "pemiscott." (Douglass I 313, Goodspeed 369, Ramsay)

Source: Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Bragg City	town	Incorporated Area
- Caruthersville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Cooter	city	Incorporated Area
- Hayti	city	Incorporated Area
- Hayti Heights	city	Incorporated Area
- Holland	town	Incorporated Area
- Homestown	city	Incorporated Area
- North Wardell	village	Incorporated Area
- Pascola	village	Incorporated Area
- Steele	city	Incorporated Area
- Wardell	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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