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  1. FORMATION. The act creating Benton County bears date January 3, 1835. Its original boundary lines took in twenty-four square miles of what is now Pettis County, and was the northwest corner of the county of Benton.

  2. Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census . [ 1 ] Its county seat is Warsaw . [ 2 ]

  3. Organized: Jan. 3, 1835. Named after: Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. senator. County seat: Warsaw. After Benton County organized in 1835, legislators appointed three commissioners to select the county seat.

  4. History of Benton County, Missouri in two parts. Creator. Lay, James Henry, 1844-1931. Subject. Benton County (Mo.)--History. Description. pt. 1. From earliest settlements to 1877 / by James H. Lay -- pt. 2. From 1877 to beginning of 1912 / by George C. Worth.

    • Lay, James Henry, 1844-1931
    • Benton County (Mo.)--History
    • [1912]
  5. As the area grew and prospered, the court ordered the area to name a county seat for Benton County. After several years of heated disputes, Warsaw was declared the capitol in 1835, but it took seven more years for the name of Warsaw to become official.

  6. Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the state of Missouri. The population was 19,056 as of the 2010 US Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for US Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

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  8. Feb 2, 2009 · A sketch of the history of Benton County, Missouri by Lay, James Henry, 1844-Publication date 1876 Topics Benton County (Mo.) -- History Publisher

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