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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."

Stoddard County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Bloomfield
Year Organized: 1835
Square Miles: 827

Court House:

PO Box 110
County Courthouse
Bloomfield, MO 63825-0110

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Amos Stoddard, first American Civil Commandant of Upper Louisiana.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Stoddard County

The general assembly passed an act in 1829 defining the boundaries of a new county to be erected out of parts of Wayne and New Madrid Counties. It was to be named in honor of Captain Amos Stoddard (1762-1813), agent of the United States government who received the transfer of the Louisian Territory from France. (March 10, 1804) At this time the county was attached to Cape Girardeau County, and the court of that county divided the territory into two townships. That part of the territory west of Castor River was called Pike Township, and the part northwest of Castor River was called Castor Township. It remained under the jurisdiction of Cape Girardeau County until 1835, when the legislature passed an act to organize the county government. The territory of the new county lay between the St. Francois and Little Rivers, and to the south of Mingo and Big Swamps. (Douglass I 304, M.H.R. 13:68, DICT. of AM. BIOG.)

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:

- Advance	city	Incorporated Area
- Bell City	city	Incorporated Area
- Bernie	city	Incorporated Area
- Bloomfield (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Castor	township
- Dexter	city	Incorporated Area
- Duck Creek	township
- Dudley	city	Incorporated Area
- Elk	township
- Essex	city	Incorporated Area
- New Lisbon	township
- Penermon	village	Incorporated Area
- Pike	township
- Puxico	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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