County Updates
January 2012
Bios: Arterburn, Atchison, Ball, Bohart, Breeden, Brown, Buck, Burch, Burgess, Bynum, Charles, Chonstamp, Clawater, Clepper, Cook, Cooper, Culbertson, Daniel, Daniels, Delaney, Deppen, Douglass, Ducoing, Dudley, Elrod, Estep, Estill, Evans, Finch, Fitzgerald, Fowler, Greene, Grimes, Heck, Holland, Holt, Hudson, Jones, Longfield, Lord, Lowe, McCrosky, McDaniel, McDonald, Perkins, Perry, Price, Ray, Rose, Sanders, Saunders, Shearer, Sheldon, Smith, Snow, Stagg, Swope, Walker, Ward, Watson, Weakley, White, Whitson, Wilkinson, Williams, Willis, Wood, Woodward
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County Contributors
Ann Baughman
Anna Newell
Andrea Stawski Pack
Peggy Thompson
Andeleen Whitney
Barb Z.
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Is situated in the north-western part of the State, bounded on the west and south by Buchanan, Platte and Clay,
which separate this county from the Missouri river. About two-thirds of the area of this county is undulating prairie
land, fertile and easily tilled; the remaining one-third is timber land, confined principally to the water courses
and valleys. Blue and gray limestone and sandstone are abundant in some portions of the county, and there are indications
of coal in several localities, though no thorough investigations have been made, as fuel is plenty. Several of
the streams are rapid and have unimproved mill seats upon them. The soil is fertile and will produce good crops
of all kinds of grass, grain, fruit and vegetables grown in this latitude. Honest, industrious, loyal farmers and
mechanics will here find al healthy climate, good soil, and a market for all kinds of articles they can produce.