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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."

Sullivan County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Milan
Year Organized: 1845
Square Miles: 651

Court House:

109 North Main Street
County Courthouse
Milan, MO 63556-1369

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for James Sullivan, a Revolutionary War general.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Sullivan County

Sullivan County was fully organized Febrary 16, 1843 and named by Hon. E.C. Morelock for his native county in Tennessee. In the preliminary organization the county had been named Highland. The county was named for General James Sullivan of Sullivan, Tennessee. General James Sullivan was a member of the Continental Congress of 1782. He died December 10, 1808. "The name Highland was dropped because it had originally been applied in derision of the pretensions of the early pioneers." HIST. ADAIR, p. 48; Eaton, p. 68; RECORD OF CHAR. COUNTY, pp. 21-2)

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:

- Bowman	township
- Buchanan	township
- Duncan	township
- Green City	city	Incorporated Area
- Greencastle	city	Incorporated Area
- Harris	town	Incorporated Area
- Humphreys	village	Incorporated Area
- Milan (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Morris	township
- Newtown	town	Incorporated Area
- North Salem	township
- Osgood	village	Incorporated Area
- Penn	township
- Pollock	village	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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