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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."

Putnam County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Unionville
Year Organized: 1845
Square Miles: 518

Court House:

Room 204, Main Street
County Courthouse
Unionville, MO 63565-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War general.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Putnam County

Putnam County was organized February 28, 1845 and was named for General Israel Putnam who was distinguished in the Revolutionary War. Putnam County was concerned with the dispute between Iowa and Missouri over a strip of territory nine miles wide which was claimed for both states. The dispute was settled in 1851 when the Supreme Court awarded this land to Iowa. In an act passed by the state legislature in 1853, Dodge and Putnam Counties were merged. (HIST. ADAIR, p. 555; Eaton, p. 343; Gannett, p. 225; Record of Char. Co., pp. 19-20)

Source: Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Elm	township
- Grant	township
- Livonia	village	Incorporated Area
- Lucerne	village	Incorporated Area
- Medicine	township
- Powersville	village	Incorporated Area
- Unionville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Wilson	township
- Worthington	village	Incorporated Area
- York	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

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