JASPER COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Missouri. Area, 980 square miles. Seat of justice, Jasper. Pop. in 1850, 4,223.

JACKSON COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Missouri, with Missouri river on the north. Area, 525 square miles. Soil fertile. Seat of justice, Independence. Pop. in 1840, 7,612; in 1850, 14,000.

HOWARD COUNTY, situated toward the northern part of Missouri, with Missouri river on the south and west. Area, 398 square miles. Soil fertile. Seat of justice, Fayette. Pop. in 1830, 10,844; in 1840, 13,108; in 1850, 13,969.

HOLT COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Missouri, with Missouri river on the southwest. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Oregon. Pop. in 1850, 3,957.

HICKORY COUNTY, situated toward the southwesterly part of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Hermitage. Pop. in 1850, 2,329.

HENRY COUNTY, situated in the western part of Missouri, and traversed by South Grand river. Area, 750 square miles. Seat of justice, Clinton. Pop. in 1840, 4,726; in 1850, 4,052.

HARRISON COUNTY, situated on the northern boundary of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Bethany. Pop. in 1850, 2,447.

GRUNDY COUNTY, situated toward the northern part of Missouri, and traversed by numerous branches of Grand river. Seat of justice, Trenton. Pop. in 1850, 3,006.

Gentry County, Mo., c. h. at Gentry. On the N. W. border of the state, on the head waters of Grand River.

GREENE COUNTY, situated toward the southwesterly part of Missouri, and traversed by White river. Area, 1,000 square miles. Face of the country level, and in some parts hilly; soil productive. Seat of justice, Springfield. Pop. in 1840, 5,372; in 1850, 12,785.