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Hello and Welcome! My name
is Carrie and I am your Wright County host.
This is a place to explore the history and your roots of Wright County. Please
return often, as I will be continually updating this site with new information
as it becomes available. You can help me and others researching their ancestors
by contributing information such as family obituaries, cemetery listings,
newspaper articles, biographies or anything you have concerning Wright County or
the people who have lived there. Please feel free to
email me
and don't forget to include your name so I can give you credit for your
submissions.
Many counties are still in need of Volunteers.
If you think that you might be interested, please visit our
Volunteer Information Page and contact
Kim.
The County was organized in 1841.
Named after Silas Wright, Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.
The County Seat is Hartville.
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WRIGHT COUNTY
Situated in the southwestern part of the State, upon the high table lands of the Ozark range, this county presents a great variety of surfaces, from the level or moderately undulating prairie to the rugged hills and miniature mountains. The soil in the valleys and here and there on the uplands is fertile and produces very satisfactory crops. Farmers have raised good crops of hemp-say 1200 pounds to the acre; tobacco 1200; corn 75 bushels, and other grains, grasses and vegetables in proportion. The gravelly portions of the upland are well adapted to fruit culture, and particularly favorable for grapes. Stock raising will always pay well. Lead ore has been found at numerous localities in the county, but no mines opened that have been reported. Population in 1860, 4,508.
The Source is: P.M. Pinckard, The Missouri handbook,
St. Louis, 1865, 162 pgs.
Transcribed by Donna Walton
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Surrounding Counties
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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 -09/02/2009
