The county was organized Feb. 14, 1845, (from St. Clair County on the north and Dade County on the south) and was given the name of Cedar. With all of the counties in the surrounding areas being named for prominent state or national figures, one might wonder why a county would be named for a creek which had received its name for the evergreen trees which  grew in abundance nearby. The theory has been advanced that the name Cedar carried no controversial issue in the political history of the country, and thus was agreeable to all concerned.  The original county seat was called Lancaster.  In 1847 the names was changed to Fremont, in honor of the "Pathfinder", but in 1856 Gen. Fremont became the Republican candidate for President, and the following winter the Democratic Legislature changed the name to Stockton, in honor of Commodore Richard Stockton, of the navy, who had arrested Fremont during the Mexican War, and sought to have him disgraced.

According to the 2000, Census Cedar County has a population of 13,733 residents.

The Cedar County Courthouse at Stockton, Missouri

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The Turnbo Manuscripts by Silas Claiborne Turnbo, courtesy of the Springfield Greene County Library.  Use your browser's back button to return!

    Check out the web site for the: Sunday edition of the Springfield News-Leader, includes Gloria Bogart Carter's genealogy column, send your queries, no charge.
    To place a query in the column, send it to Gloria with your snail mail address; your email address and/or telephone number can be included at your discretion.

Gloria Bogart Carter
733 S. Farm Road 89
Springfield, MO 65802-9525
417-869-7060
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Cedar County Historical Society,      P O Box 111, Stockton,  MO 65785

Other Helpful Links

USGenWeb Archives--Cedar County

Tornado Photos, 4 May 2003

Cemetery List,  Remember these are only partial lists, that have been contributed for this web site.

Personal pages with Cedar County connections.    

    The GAULDING Family Home Page

   The KENNEDY Family web page

    The Lorain Beeler Axup Family Home Page

    Aunt Sissie's Cousins in Common Homepage : BRIM--MANLEY--THOMPSON

    THE ANDERSON-RENFRO FAMILY HOME PAGE--MITCHELL

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