Pettis County was established by the Missouri General Assembly in 1833, out of the southern part of Saline County and the western part of Cooper County. Settlers had been in the area since as early as 1808-09, according to the 1882 History of Pettis County, and by 1833, approximately 600 people resided here. The county was divided into townships whose boundaries changed as the population of each area increased.
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