Putnam County
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Putnam County is located on the Missouri-Iowa border in the northern part of Missouri. U.S. Highway 136 runs east and west through the middle of the county. It is a largely rural county known for it's great hunting and recreational value. Putnam County is primarily an Agricultural county with farm income coming mainly from beef cattle. The population is currently a little over 5,000 persons.
Putnam County was organized by a legislative act that was approved on February 28th, 1845 and was named for General Israel Putnam (a Revolutionary War hero).
- Putnam County demographic data from OSEDA
- Putnam County web site
- History of the county courthouse
- Putnam County R-I Schools - your link to the Putnam County Schools web page and events.
- City of Unionville - information about services and assistance from the city of Unionville.
- Putnam County Fair
Other useful links:
- Missouri State Government - contains links to the legislature, governor, and all the other departments within the state of Missouri's government.
- Missouri Road Conditions - this MoDot site provides road condtion reports throughout the state when there are winter driving conditions.
- Iowa Road Conditions - this site reports winter driving conditions and where road construction is going on in the summer throughout Iowa.
Continuing Education:
- Center for Independent Study - provides opportunities to get college and high school credit without having to attend the University. These correspondence courses can be taken at home with the tests given at the Extension Office.
- Extension Teaching - the University of Missouri can provide specific courses to businesses and individuals based on your needs. These can be done either interactively or at a local site. There is usually a minimum number of students required.
- University of Missouri-Columbia - has all the information you'll need about the University at Columbia including admissions, sports, weather, and a lot more.
- University of Missouri System - provides a link to all the all University of Missouri campuses (Rolla, Kansas City, Saint Louis, etc.) and the information about each one.
- Lincoln University - has information about Missouri's other land grant institution in Jefferson City.
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University of Missouri
Extension Putnam County putnamco@missouri.edu Updated 11/19/07 |
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