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Missouri County Formation years
1804 1806 1812 1813 1815 1816 1818 1819 1821 1822 1824 1825 1826 1829 1831
1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1849
1851 1852 1853 1855 1857 1859 1860 1861 1864 1865 1868 1869 1870 1872 1875
1877 1879 1881 1889                      
Missouri Census Year with Modern Map overlayed:
1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880              
Missouri Map Abbreviations
unorg. = unorganized
g. = gained
w. = with
fr. = from
atmt. = attachment
exch = exchanged
nca.= non county area
ch. = changed

Ad  - Adair
An  - Andrew
At  - Atchison
Au  - Audrain
Bat - Bates
Ben - Benton
Bol - Bollinger
Boo - Boone
Bry - Barry
Btn - Barton
Buc - Buchanan
But - Butler
Cam - Camden
Cas - Cass
Cdl - Caldwell
Ce  - Cedar
CG  - Cape Girardeau
Cli - Clinton
Clk - Clark
Cly - Clay
Col - Cole
Coo - Cooper
Cr  - Crawford
Crl - Carroll
Crn - Chariton
Cst - Christian
Ctr - Carter
Cwy - Callaway
Dad - Dade
Dal - Dallas
Dav - Daviess
Den - Dent
DK  - De Kalb
Dou - Douglas
Du  - Dunklin
Fr  - Franklin
Ga  - Gasconade
Ge  - Gentry
Gre - Greene
Gru - Grundy
Har - Harrison
Hen - Henry
Hic - Hickory
Ho  - Holt
Hrd - Howard
Hwl - Howell
Ir  - Iron
Jac - Jackson
Jas - Jasper
Je  - Jefferson
Jo  - Johnson
Kn  - Knox
Lac - Laclede
Laf - Lafayette
Law - Lawrence
Lcn - Lincoln
Le  - Lewis
Liv - Livingston
Lnn - Linn
Mac - Macon
Mad - Madison
McD - McDonald
Me  - Mercer
Mil - Miller
Mis - Mississippi
Mor - Morgan
Mrn - Marion
Mro - Monroe
Mrs - Maries
Mtu - Moniteau
Mty - Montgomery
NM  - New Madrid
No  - Nodaway
Ntn - Newton
Or  - Oregon
Os  - Osage
Oz  - Ozark
Pem - Pemiscot
Per - Perry
Pet - Pettis
Ph  - Phelps
Pi  - Pike
Pl  - Platte
Po  - Polk
Pul - Pulaski
Put - Putnam
Ral - Ralls
Ran - Randolph
Ray - Ray
Re  - Reynolds
Rip - Ripley
Sal - Saline
Sch - Schuyler
SCh - St. Charles
SCl - St. Clair
Sdd - Stoddard
SF  - St. Francois
SG  - Ste Genevieve
Sha - Shannon
She - Shelby
SL  - St. Louis
SLC - St. Louis City
Sld - Scotland
Stn - Stone
Stt - Scott
Su  - Sullivan
Ta  - Taney
Te  - Texas
Ve  - Vernon
War - Warren
Was - Washington
Way - Wayne
We  - Webster
Wo  - Worth
Wr  - Wright