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	\| county = Carter County		\| county = Carter County
	\| state = Missouri		\| state = Missouri
	\| seal =		\| seal =
	\| founded year = 1859		\| founded year = 1859
	\| founded date = March 10		\| founded date = March 10
	\| seat wl = Van Buren		\| seat wl = Van Buren
	\| largest city wl = Van Buren		\| largest city wl = Van Buren
	\| area_total_sq_mi = 509		\| area_total_sq_mi = 509
	\| area_land_sq_mi = 507		\| area_land_sq_mi = 507
	\| area_water_sq_mi = 1.7		\| area_water_sq_mi = 1.7
	\| population_as_of = 2020		\| population_as_of = 2020
	\| population_total = 5202		\| population_total = 5202 {{loss}}
			\| pop_est_as_of = 2024
	\| population_density_sq_mi = auto
	\| ~~time zone~~ = ~~Central~~		\| population_est =
			\| density_sq_mi = 10
			\| time zone = Central
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	'''Carter County''' is a [[County (United States)\|county]] in the [[Ozarks]] of [[Missouri]]. At the [[2020 United States Census\|2020 census]], it had a population of 5,202.<ref name="QF">{{cite web\|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data\|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> The largest city and [[county seat]] is [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|access-date=June 7, 2011 \|title=Find a County \|publisher=National Association of Counties \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from [[South Carolina]] in 1812.		'''Carter County''' is a [[County (United States)\|county]] in the [[Ozarks]] of [[Missouri]]. At the [[2020 United States Census\|2020 census]], it had a population of 5,202.<ref name="QF">{{cite web\|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data\|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> The largest city and [[county seat]] is [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|access-date=June 7, 2011 \|title=Find a County \|publisher=National Association of Counties \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from [[South Carolina]] in 1812.

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	William Lawson was the first person elected to the Missouri legislature from Carter County in 1864 and served until 1870, at which time he was succeeded by F.M. Coleman.<ref name="google.com"/>		William Lawson was the first person elected to the Missouri legislature from Carter County in 1864 and served until 1870, at which time he was succeeded by F.M. Coleman.<ref name="google.com"/>

	Initially Carter County had only one [[voting precinct]], and all voting was done at the county courthouse in Van Buren. In June 1868 the court ordered that Carter County be divided into two precincts, with Precinct #1 consisting of the western half of the county where voting was done in the courthouse, and Precinct #2 in the eastern half with voting taking place at the home of John Carnahan on the head of the middle fork of Brushy Creek. By 1895, at the height of the timber boom, Carter County had as many as ten precincts.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 6. (2007)</ref>		Initially Carter County had only one [[Electoral precinct\|voting precinct]], and all voting was done at the county courthouse in Van Buren. In June 1868 the court ordered that Carter County be divided into two precincts, with Precinct #1 consisting of the western half of the county where voting was done in the courthouse, and Precinct #2 in the eastern half with voting taking place at the home of John Carnahan on the head of the middle fork of Brushy Creek. By 1895, at the height of the timber boom, Carter County had as many as ten precincts.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 6. (2007)</ref>

	The [[1860 United States Census\|1860 U.S. Census]] showed the newly created Carter County with a population of 1,197 free persons and 20 slaves held by eight slave owners.<ref>http://www.censusfinder.com/missouri4.htm\|{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} 1860 US Census</ref><ref>http://missouri-history.itgo.com/slave.html\| {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122203551/http://missouri-history.itgo.com/slave.html \|date=November 22, 2011 }} Missouri History: Geographical Distribution of Slavery</ref> The [[1920 United States Census\|1920 U.S. Census]] showed a peak population for Carter County of 7,482. The population then declined until it reached a low of 3,878 in the [[1970 United States Census\|1970 U.S. Census.]]<ref>http://www.ofrpc.org/documents/CARTERCOUNTYFINISHED.pdf\|{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} Carter County Missouri, Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan</ref> The population has since risen steadily. As of the [[2010 United States Census\|2010 U.S. Census]], the county's population was 6,265.<ref>http://2010.census.gov/2010census/\| {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320084325/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ \|date=March 20, 2010 }} 2010 U S Census</ref>		The [[1860 United States Census\|1860 U.S. Census]] showed the newly created Carter County with a population of 1,197 free persons and 20 slaves held by eight slave owners.<ref>http://www.censusfinder.com/missouri4.htm\|{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} 1860 US Census</ref><ref>http://missouri-history.itgo.com/slave.html\| {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122203551/http://missouri-history.itgo.com/slave.html \|date=November 22, 2011 }} Missouri History: Geographical Distribution of Slavery</ref> The [[1920 United States Census\|1920 U.S. Census]] showed a peak population for Carter County of 7,482. The population then declined until it reached a low of 3,878 in the [[1970 United States Census\|1970 U.S. Census.]]<ref>http://www.ofrpc.org/documents/CARTERCOUNTYFINISHED.pdf\|{{dead link\|date=March 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} Carter County Missouri, Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan</ref> The population has since risen steadily. As of the [[2010 United States Census\|2010 U.S. Census]], the county's population was 6,265.<ref>http://2010.census.gov/2010census/\| {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320084325/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ \|date=March 20, 2010 }} 2010 U S Census</ref>

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	'''Carter County''' is a [[County (United States)\|county]] in the [[Ozarks]] of [[Missouri]]. At the [[2020 United States Census\|2020 census]], it had a population of 5,202.<ref name="QF">{{cite web\|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data\|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> The largest city and [[county seat]] is [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|access-date=2011~~-06-07~~ \|title=Find a County \|publisher=National Association of Counties \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|archive-date=~~2011-05-~~31 }}</ref> The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from [[South Carolina]] in 1812.		'''Carter County''' is a [[County (United States)\|county]] in the [[Ozarks]] of [[Missouri]]. At the [[2020 United States Census\|2020 census]], it had a population of 5,202.<ref name="QF">{{cite web\|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data\|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref> The largest city and [[county seat]] is [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|access-date=June 7, 2011 \|title=Find a County \|publisher=National Association of Counties \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx \|archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from [[South Carolina]] in 1812.

	==History==		==History==
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	The western and central sections of the county are drained by the Current River and its tributaries: Rogers Creek, Mill Creek, Pike Creek, Big Barren Creek, Aldridge Valley, Hen Peck Creek and Carters Creek. The eastern section of the county is drained by Cane Creek, Beaver Dam Creek, Little Black and Big Brushy Creek, all of which are tributaries of the [[Black River (Arkansas)\|Black River]].<ref name="Gene Oakley 2007, pg 1">Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" 2007, pg 1</ref>		The western and central sections of the county are drained by the Current River and its tributaries: Rogers Creek, Mill Creek, Pike Creek, Big Barren Creek, Aldridge Valley, Hen Peck Creek and Carters Creek. The eastern section of the county is drained by Cane Creek, Beaver Dam Creek, Little Black and Big Brushy Creek, all of which are tributaries of the [[Black River (Arkansas)\|Black River]].<ref name="Gene Oakley 2007, pg 1">Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" 2007, pg 1</ref>

	Stegall Mountain, with an elevation of 1,348 feet, is the highest point in the county.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6558\|title=Stegall Mountain - Peakbagger.com\|website=www.peakbagger.com\|access-date=~~2018-03-~~24}}</ref> The county's lowest elevations, about 400 feet, may be found in the river valleys on its southern boundary.<ref>http://www.topozone.com/states/Missouri.asp?county=Carter&feature=Valley\|Topographic {{webarchive \|url=https://archive.today/20130204194941/http://www.topozone.com/states/Missouri.asp?county=Carter&feature=Valley \|date=February 4, 2013 }} Map Valley Features in Carter County, Missouri</ref>		Stegall Mountain, with an elevation of 1,348 feet, is the highest point in the county.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6558\|title=Stegall Mountain - Peakbagger.com\|website=www.peakbagger.com\|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref> The county's lowest elevations, about 400 feet, may be found in the river valleys on its southern boundary.<ref>http://www.topozone.com/states/Missouri.asp?county=Carter&feature=Valley\|Topographic {{webarchive \|url=https://archive.today/20130204194941/http://www.topozone.com/states/Missouri.asp?county=Carter&feature=Valley \|date=February 4, 2013 }} Map Valley Features in Carter County, Missouri</ref>

	The bedrock is mostly (92.3%) [[Ordovician]] in age, with 7% being [[Cambrian]] and the remainder [[Precambrian]]. The weathering of this bedrock has produced an extensive system of [[Karst\|solution channels]] and [[cave]]s. This has resulted in the creation of numerous [[Spring (hydrosphere)\|springs]], with the largest being [[Big Spring (Missouri)\|Big Spring]] located in the Current River near Van Buren.<ref name="soils.missouri.edu"/> Some of the larger caves to be found in Carter County are Camp Yarn Cave, Midco Cave, Granite Quarry Cave, and Lost Man's Cave.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" 2007, pg 2</ref>		The bedrock is mostly (92.3%) [[Ordovician]] in age, with 7% being [[Cambrian]] and the remainder [[Precambrian]]. The weathering of this bedrock has produced an extensive system of [[Karst\|solution channels]] and [[cave]]s. This has resulted in the creation of numerous [[Spring (hydrosphere)\|springs]], with the largest being [[Big Spring (Missouri)\|Big Spring]] located in the Current River near Van Buren.<ref name="soils.missouri.edu"/> Some of the larger caves to be found in Carter County are Camp Yarn Cave, Midco Cave, Granite Quarry Cave, and Lost Man's Cave.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" 2007, pg 2</ref>
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	\|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html\|title=U.S. Decennial Census\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu\|title=Historical Census Browser\|publisher=University of Virginia Library\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt\|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf \|archive-date=~~2010-03-~~27 \|url-status=live\|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>		\|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html\|title=U.S. Decennial Census\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu\|title=Historical Census Browser\|publisher=University of Virginia Library\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt\|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf \|archive-date=March 27, 2010 \|url-status=live\|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
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	As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web \|url=https://www.census.gov \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=~~2011-05-~~14 \|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,941 people, 2,378 households, and 1,674 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert\|12\|/mi2\|/km2\|disp=preunit\|people \|people\|}}. There were 3,028 housing units at an average density of {{convert\|6\|/mi2\|/km2\|adj=pre\|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.60% [[White (U.S. Census)\|White]], 0.08% [[Black (U.S. Census)\|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)\|African American]], 1.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)\|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)\|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)\|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. Approximately 1.21% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)\|Latino]] of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Carter County were 28.1% [[United States\|American]], 15.5% [[Irish people\|Irish]], 15.0% [[German people\|German]], and 12.7% [[English people\|English]].		As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web \|url=https://www.census.gov \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=May 14, 2011 \|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,941 people, 2,378 households, and 1,674 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert\|12\|/mi2\|/km2\|disp=preunit\|people \|people\|}}. There were 3,028 housing units at an average density of {{convert\|6\|/mi2\|/km2\|adj=pre\|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.60% [[White (U.S. Census)\|White]], 0.08% [[Black (U.S. Census)\|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)\|African American]], 1.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)\|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)\|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)\|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. Approximately 1.21% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)\|Latino]] of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Carter County were 28.1% [[United States\|American]], 15.5% [[Irish people\|Irish]], 15.0% [[German people\|German]], and 12.7% [[English people\|English]].

	There were 2,378 households, out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage\|married couples]] living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.		There were 2,378 households, out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage\|married couples]] living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.
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	According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Carter County is part of the [[Bible Belt]], with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Carter County who adhere to a religion are [[Southern Baptist Convention\|Southern Baptists]] (54.91%), [[Assemblies of God]] (11.45%), and [[United Methodist Church\|United Methodists]] (8.97%).		According to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Carter County is part of the [[Bible Belt]], with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The most predominant denominations among residents in Carter County who adhere to a religion are [[Southern Baptist Convention\|Southern Baptists]] (54.91%), [[Assemblies of God]] (11.45%), and [[United Methodist Church\|United Methodists]] (8.97%).

	The first organized church to be established in the territory that would become Carter County, for which there is record, was the United Baptist Church of Christ, also known as the New Hope Baptist Church. This church was organized on December 27, 1843, in what was then Ripley County, its first church building being a log cabin built on Pike Creek.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mocarter/frechrch.htm\|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page\|website=www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\|language=en\|access-date=~~2018-03-~~24}}</ref>		The first organized church to be established in the territory that would become Carter County, for which there is record, was the United Baptist Church of Christ, also known as the New Hope Baptist Church. This church was organized on December 27, 1843, in what was then Ripley County, its first church building being a log cabin built on Pike Creek.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mocarter/frechrch.htm\|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page\|website=www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\|language=en\|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>

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	{{PresRow\|2020\|Republican\|2,451\|418\|28\|Missouri}}		{{PresRow\|2020\|Republican\|2,451\|418\|28\|Missouri}}
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Carter County] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816173126/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm \|date=~~2011-08-~~16 }} from [[University of Missouri]] Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books		* [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Carter County] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816173126/http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/platbooks.htm \|date=August 16, 2011 }} from [[University of Missouri]] Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books
	* [http://www.cartercountymosheriff.org/ Carter County Sheriff's Office]		* [http://www.cartercountymosheriff.org/ Carter County Sheriff's Office]
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	When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>		When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>

	Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents ~~and later burned the local village~~. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri, Carter joined up with a party of ~~trappers~~ traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter ~~bred~~ a horse and a cow ~~to form the infamous Charlie horse~~ for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>		Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri Carter joined up with a party of traders traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter traded a horse and a cow for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>

	Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.		Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.

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	When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>		When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>

	Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri Carter joined up with a party of ~~traders~~ traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter ~~traded~~ a horse and a cow for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>		Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents and later burned the local village. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri, Carter joined up with a party of trappers traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter bred a horse and a cow to form the infamous Charlie horse for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>

	Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.		Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.

Gameking69: Added a link to Bazel F. Lazear, so in the future it may be directed to a Wikipedia page. Here is my draft:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Bazel_F._Lazear

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	On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.		On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.

	In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&q=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>		In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel [[Bazel F. Lazear]] was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&q=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>

	From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.		From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.

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	==Tourism==		==Tourism==
	A variety of recreational activities, including [[Current River Cavern]], Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Peck Ranch Wildlife Refuge, Watercress Park, Big Spring National Park, and the ~~beautiful~~ [[Current River (Missouri)]] are also available in Carter County. Also, see the [[Ozarks]].		A variety of recreational activities, including [[Current River Cavern]], Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Peck Ranch Wildlife Refuge, Watercress Park, Big Spring National Park, and the [[Current River (Missouri)]] are also available in Carter County. Also, see the [[Ozarks]].

	==Communities==		==Communities==

Gaius Cornelius: General formatting any tidying., typo(s) fixed: 1949-1961 → 1949–1961

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	{{Infobox U.S. county		{{Infobox U.S. county
	\| county = Carter County		\| county = Carter County
	\| state = Missouri		\| state = Missouri
	\| seal =		\| seal =
	\| founded year = 1859		\| founded year = 1859
	\| founded date = March 10		\| founded date = March 10
	\| seat wl = Van Buren		\| seat wl = Van Buren
	\| largest city wl = Van Buren		\| largest city wl = Van Buren
	\| area_total_sq_mi = 509		\| area_total_sq_mi = 509
	\| area_land_sq_mi = 507		\| area_land_sq_mi = 507
	\| area_water_sq_mi = 1.7		\| area_water_sq_mi = 1.7
	\| population_as_of = 2020		\| population_as_of = 2020
	\| population_total = 5202		\| population_total = 5202
	\| population_density_sq_mi = auto		\| population_density_sq_mi = auto
	\| time zone = Central		\| time zone = Central
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	\| web =		\| web =
	\| named for = Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812		\| named for = Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812
	\| ex image = Carter County Missouri Courthouse 20151021-013.jpg		\| ex image = Carter County Missouri Courthouse 20151021-013.jpg
	\| ex image cap = Carter County Courthouse in Van Buren		\| ex image cap = Carter County Courthouse in Van Buren
	\| district = 8th		\| district = 8th
	}}		}}

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	To make matters worse, it was a common practice to burn the wooded areas in the mistaken belief that the fire would kill ticks and make grass grow. Paul Dunn, a District Forester who worked in the area in the 1920s and 1930s once reported that at least 75 percent of the land outside of state parks were burned off twice a year.		To make matters worse, it was a common practice to burn the wooded areas in the mistaken belief that the fire would kill ticks and make grass grow. Paul Dunn, a District Forester who worked in the area in the 1920s and 1930s once reported that at least 75 percent of the land outside of state parks were burned off twice a year.

	By 1938, Grandin's population had fallen to 300, a tenth of its 1900 population, and the Frisco Railroad gave notice that it would be discontinuing its service to Grandin. However that same year news was also received that a new state highway would be routed through Carter County, passing through the town of Grandin.<ref name="mdc.mo.gov"/><ref name="thelibrary.org"/>		By 1938, Grandin's population had fallen to 300, a tenth of its 1900 population, and the Frisco Railroad gave notice that it would be discontinuing its service to Grandin. However, that same year news was also received that a new state highway would be routed through Carter County, passing through the town of Grandin.<ref name="mdc.mo.gov"/><ref name="thelibrary.org"/>

	===Conservation and reforestation===		===Conservation and reforestation===
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	As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web \|url=https://www.census.gov \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=2011-05-14 \|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,941 people, 2,378 households, and 1,674 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 12 ~~people per square mile (5~~/~~km<sup>2<~~/~~sup>)~~. There were 3,028 housing units at an average density of 6 ~~per square~~ ~~mile (2/km<sup>2</sup>)~~. The racial makeup of the county was 96.60% [[White (U.S. Census)\|White]], 0.08% [[Black (U.S. Census)\|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)\|African American]], 1.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)\|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)\|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)\|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. Approximately 1.21% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)\|Latino]] of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Carter County were 28.1% [[United States\|American]], 15.5% [[Irish people\|Irish]], 15.0% [[German people\|German]], and 12.7% [[English people\|English]].		As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web \|url=https://www.census.gov \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=2011-05-14 \|title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 5,941 people, 2,378 households, and 1,674 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert\|12\|/mi2\|/km2\|disp=preunit\|people \|people\|}}. There were 3,028 housing units at an average density of {{convert\|6\|/mi2\|/km2\|adj=pre\|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.60% [[White (U.S. Census)\|White]], 0.08% [[Black (U.S. Census)\|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)\|African American]], 1.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)\|Native American]], 0.10% [[Asian (U.S. Census)\|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)\|other races]], and 1.83% from two or more races. Approximately 1.21% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)\|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)\|Latino]] of any race. Among the major first ancestries reported in Carter County were 28.1% [[United States\|American]], 15.5% [[Irish people\|Irish]], 15.0% [[German people\|German]], and 12.7% [[English people\|English]].

	There were 2,378 households, out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage\|married couples]] living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.		There were 2,378 households, out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage\|married couples]] living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.
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	==Education==		==Education==
	Of adults 25 years of age and older in Carter County, 66.6% possesses a [[High School Diploma (United States)\|high school diploma]] or higher while 10.8% holds a [[bachelor's degree]] or higher as their highest educational attainment.		Of adults 25 years of age and older in Carter County, 66.6% possesses a [[High School Diploma (United States)\|high school diploma]] or higher while 10.8% holds a [[bachelor's degree]] or higher as their highest educational attainment.
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	*Ellsinore Branch Library<ref>{{cite web \| last = Breeding \| first = Marshall \| title = Ellsinore Branch Library \| publisher = Libraries.org \| url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20404 \| access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>		*Ellsinore Branch Library<ref>{{cite web \| last = Breeding \| first = Marshall \| title = Ellsinore Branch Library \| publisher = Libraries.org \| url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20404 \| access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>
	* Grandin Branch Library<ref>{{cite web \| last = Breeding \| first = Marshall \| title = Grandin Branch Library \| publisher = Libraries.org \| url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20405 \| access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>		* Grandin Branch Library<ref>{{cite web \| last = Breeding \| first = Marshall \| title = Grandin Branch Library \| publisher = Libraries.org \| url = https://librarytechnology.org/library/20405 \| access-date = May 8, 2017}}</ref>
	*Van Buren Main Branch Library<ref> cite weburl = https://cartercountylibrary.org</ref>		*Van Buren Main Branch Library<ref>cite weburl = https://cartercountylibrary.org</ref>


	==Politics==		==Politics==
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	==Notable people==		==Notable people==
	* [[Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan\|A.S.J. Carnahan]], [[United States House of Representatives\|U.S. Representative]] from [[Missouri]] (1945-1947, ~~1949-1961~~) and [[United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone\|Ambassador to Sierra Leone]] (1961-1963)		* [[Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan\|A.S.J. Carnahan]], [[United States House of Representatives\|U.S. Representative]] from [[Missouri]] (1945-1947, 1949–1961) and [[United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone\|Ambassador to Sierra Leone]] (1961-1963)
	* [[Mel Carnahan]], Governor of Missouri (1993-2000)		* [[Mel Carnahan]], Governor of Missouri (1993-2000)

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	On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.		On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.

	In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&~~printsec=frontcover&dq~~=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri~~&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zLm_T6WmL-SDsALmr73bCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Guerrilla%20Warfare%20in%20Civil%20War%20Missouri&f=false~~ "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>		In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&q=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>

	From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.		From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.

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	When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>		When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>

	Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents ~~and later burned the local village~~. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri, Carter joined up with a party of ~~trappers~~ traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter ~~bred~~ a horse and a cow ~~to form the infamous Charlie horse~~ for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>		Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri Carter joined up with a party of traders traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter traded a horse and a cow for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>

	Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.		Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.

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	When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>		When the Missouri legislature created Carter County on March 10, 1859, it named the county after Zimri A. Carter.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA271 \| title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named \| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri \| author=Eaton, David Wolfe \| year=1916 \| pages=271}}</ref>

	Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri Carter joined up with a party of ~~traders~~ traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter ~~traded~~ a horse and a cow for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>		Zimri A. Carter (1794–1872) was born in South Carolina. In 1807, at the age of 13, he came to Missouri with his parents and later burned the local village. The Carter family initially settled in what is now [[Warren County, Missouri\|Warren County]]. Shortly after his arrival in Missouri, Carter joined up with a party of trappers traveling the [[Missouri River\|Missouri]] and [[Mississippi River\|Mississippi]] rivers in [[Flatboat\|flat boats]], and was away for a number of years. In his absence his father Benjamin Carter bred a horse and a cow to form the infamous Charlie horse for a large tract of land in what was then [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne County]], about eight miles southeast of where the town of Van Buren would eventually be established. When Carter returned from his trading ventures he joined his father in farming their new [[Homestead principle\|homestead]]. (Various sources give dates as early as 1812 and as late as 1820 for Zimri Carter's arrival in the area.) Carter became one of the most influential and respected men in southeast Missouri and was instrumental in bringing about the creation of Carter County and served for a time as county judge of Carter County. The Carters were soon followed by other families: the Chilton, Kenard, Snider and Kelly families, who, along with the Carters opened up large tracts of wilderness land.<ref name="google.com">Robert Sidney Douglas [https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=HISTORY+OF+SOUTH+EAST+MISSOURI "History of Southeast Missouri, Vol 1, pg. 317. (1912)"]</ref><ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/mo/carter/bios_c.htm "Carter County, Missouri Genealogy Trails"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm "Ozark Historic Resource Study, Chapter 3, Early Settlement Rural Community on the Ozark Frontier, 1815–1850"] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114447/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/ozar/hrs3.htm \|date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, “A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition” pg 3, 6. (2007)</ref>

	Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.		Carter County was created from portions of [[Ripley County, Missouri\|Ripley]], [[Shannon County, Missouri\|Shannon]] and [[Wayne County, Missouri\|Wayne]] counties. On the first Monday of April 1859, three men (Adam Lane of Ripley County, John Bulford of Reynolds County and D.C. Reed of Shannon County) met at the home of James Brown to select a seat for the newly created Carter County. They selected [[Van Buren, Missouri\|Van Buren]] which, until 1847, had been the [[county seat]] of Ripley County. At the time of its creation, Carter County was attached to Ripley County for the purpose of representation in the [[Missouri General Assembly\|General Assembly]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Eunice Pennington, The History of Carter County, 1959</ref><ref>Arthur Paul Moser, [http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html “A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Carter County, Missouri”] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705065106/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/carterco.html \|date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The old log-cabin courthouse, which had been erected in Van Buren in 1853, continued to be used as the Carter County Courthouse until it was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1867.

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	On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.		On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.

	In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&q=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>		In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel [[Bazel F. Lazear]] was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&q=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>

	From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.		From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.

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	On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.		On August 12, 1862, the 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) under the command of Colonel [[Sempronius H. Boyd\|Boyd]] surprised six rebel soldiers near Van Buren. In the ensuing skirmish two of the rebel soldiers were killed and another three captured. In the course of events one mill and three houses were burned. Also taken was a packet of rebel mail that was being sent from the camp of Confederate general [[James H. McBride\|James McBride]] to Potosi, Missouri, telling of his plans to take Greenville.

	In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&~~printsec=frontcover&dq~~=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri~~&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zLm_T6WmL-SDsALmr73bCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Guerrilla%20Warfare%20in%20Civil%20War%20Missouri&f=false~~ "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>		In September 1862 Rebel forces under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, who had been in Southeast Missouri recruiting troops for the Confederacy, was driven from Reynolds County into Carter County by elements of the [[Missouri State Militia (Union)\|12th Cavalry MSM]]. About a month later, the Union authorities finally discovered the location of Colonel David C. Boone's forces in Carter County. Lieutenant Colonel Bazel F. Lazear was sent into Carter County with forces of the 12th Cavalry MSN to drive them out. During the evening of October 22, 1862, Lt. Colonel Bazel F. Lazear's forces surprised the estimated 450 well armed Confederate troops under the command of Colonel David C. Boone, driving them through the town of Van Buren. On October 25, 1862, Boone's forces were once again discovered, this time near Pike Creek in western Carter County. Attacking the Rebel forces from a nearby hill, the Union forces killed eight and captured 16 of the Rebels. Altogether, the Union forces under Colonel Bazel F. Lazear captured a total of 40 Rebel troops on this expedition, who were subsequently sent to military prisons in St. Louis. The total Union loss was only one man.<ref>Bruce Nichols [https://books.google.com/books?id=O7XwGFQDaDoC&q=Guerrilla+Warfare+in+Civil+War+Missouri "Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, 1862, pages 168, 169."]</ref>

	From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.		From December 1862 to January 1863 Union General [[John Davidson (general)\|John W Davidson]], en route to the south with a force of about 3000 troops, camped near Van Buren. At the same time, coming from the south and moving north were a number of Confederate troops under the command of General [[M. Jeff Thompson\|Jeff Thompson]], who had, unknown to the Union forces, camped not far away on top of Barren Hill. Discovering the presence of the Union forces the next day they surprised a company of Union troops as they were loading supplies they had purchased from local farms. After a battle that lasted about an hour the Union forces were forced to retreat, leaving their wagons and supplies behind. One Confederate soldier was killed and about twenty-five wounded. After treating their wounded and loading them into the wagons, the southern forces retreated westward toward Pike Creek that afternoon. General Davidson then sent out a force of about 400 men in an effort to capture General Thompson, but they were unable to find him. Two Union soldiers died of their wound in this battle.