Headnote
TROY, The county seat of Lincoln count, Bedford township, is situated about 150 miles from St. Louis, and 80 miles from Jefferson city. It was first settled by Deacon Cottle and Zadock Woods, in the year 1816. It contains four churches, viz: Presbyterian, Baptist, Christian andMethodist; one Masonic Lodge, Troy Lodge No. 34, and a good school house. Population 600. (The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1860)