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History of Jasper County Missouri

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Missouri Facts:
Tree: dogwood
Bird: bluebird
Flower: hawthorn
Nickname: Show Me State
Motto: Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law)
Area (sq. mi.): 69,686
Capitol: Jefferson City
Admitted: 10 Aug 1821




Jasper County Facts:

Seat: Carthage
Established: 1841
Formed from: Unorganized Territory


Some Historic Photographers from Jasper county MO

  • Concannon, Thomas M
  • Farwell, Warren
  • Johnson, Lafayette M
  • Puguire, S
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Additional Local History Notes:

The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:

JASPER, a county in the W. S. W. part of Missouri, bordering on the Indian Territory, has an area of 1230 square miles. It is intersected by Spring river, and also drained by Muddy, Centre, Drywood, and Horse creeks. Surface somewhat diversified; soil fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and swine are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 275,116 bushels of corn; 16,909 of wheat; 68,265 of oats; and 201 tons of hay. It contained 8 churches, and 869 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Carthage. Population, 4223, of whom 4010 were free, and 213, slaves.





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