 |
|
|
Welcome to... |
|
|
|
|
Welcome to... |
This County needs a Host. Until this site
has a host there is no one to answer your research questions.
If you think that you might be interested, please visit our
Volunteer Information Page and contact
Kim.
Data will be added as it is transcribed or contributed. If you have any that you
would like to share just e-mail
Candi.
Established: Jan. 29, 1841
First organized in 1841 as Kinderhook County in honor of President Martin Van
Buren's New York home.
On Feb. 23, 1843 name was changed to Camden.
Parent County: Benton, Morgan and Pulaski
County Seat: Camdenton
Named After: Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden
|
Biographies |
Birth |
Death |
|
Cemeteries |
Census |
Church History & Records |
|
Family Pages |
History |
Land |
|
Marriages |
Military |
Newspaper Articles |
|
Obituaries |
Towns |
CAMDEN COUNTY
Is situated in the south central part of the State. The face of the
country is rolling and some portions broken, and well timbered, except
in the extreme south-eastern corner. There is but little prairie in the
county. The surface may be said to be made up of a succession of hills,
valleys, and beautiful woodlands. The soil is rich and productive. The
hills of the Big and Little Niangua are truly picturesque, while the
water power of those streams, together with their fine forests of oak,
walnut, cherry, and a variety of other timber are objects of great
interest to mechanics and manufacturers. A single spring on the Big
Niangua furnishes water enough for any amount of machinery. Good
flouring and saw mills, carding machine, woolen factories, grist mills,
etc., would pay well upon the capital invested, as the water power is
abundant, the raw material at hand, and the home market would fully
equal the supply. There is both lead and iron in this county, and
310,000 acres of land subject to entry at $125.
The Source is: P.M. Pinckard, The Missouri handbook,
St. Louis, 1865, 162 pgs.
Transcribed by Donna Walton
|
Surrounding Counties
Morgan County
(north) |
|
You are welcome, encouraged even, to browse the information on these pages
and at the many links provided to garner the data needed to continue your
research into your family history. However, Please remember that this
information, in many cases, represents years of painstaking research on the part
of myself, or the many generous volunteers who have donated their information to
this site. You can show your respect for these efforts by not taking things to
use on other websites and/or to claim as your own.
We thank you in advance for your consideration Candi Horton © Feb. 2007
Genealogy Trails -12/12/2007