John p lawrence, grissom township, nc10/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Population-In 1840 Barry County, then including more than half of Lawrence, all of Jasper, Barton and McDonald and part of Vernon, had a population of only 4,795, and it is probable that the territory out of which Lawrence was formed did not contain a population of over 500 souls in 1840. The country is rolling enough to give a good natural drain, which prevents the collection of water into stagnant pools, and it can be said that within the boundaries of the county there is not a swamp or marsh worthy of the name, yet there are a few spots of a few yards in extent which might properly be denominated marshes, but these will in the near future be drained with a small outlay of labor. The county is not flat and marshy, or swampy, but admirably located between these two extremes, so as to be sufficiently elevated to give pure mountain air without the extreme cold to which mountain regions are sometimes subject. Louis, but the average elevation of the Ozark Range in this county may be placed at 1,279 feet, the level of Verona. ![]() Mount Vernon, the county seat, is 1,420 feet above the level of St. The total area may be set down at 592 square miles, of which 385,342 acres are taxed on a valuation of $1,621,505 2,902 town lots are assessed $366,705, and personal property assessed $1,403,875. Lawrence County is bounded on the north by Dade, on the east by Greene, Christian and Stone Counties, on the west by Jasper and Newton, and on the south by Barry. Goodspeeds 1888 History of Lawrence County Missouriįrom "A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County Reprint Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And McDonald Counties History published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in 1888 Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973."
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