Saline County, MO
History
Saline County was organized by European-American settlers on November 25, 1820, and was named from the salinity of the springs found in the region. After periods of conflict as settlers competed for resources and encroached on their territory, the local Native Americans, including the Osage nation, were forced by the U.S. government to move to reservations in Indian Territory, first in Kansas and then in Oklahoma. Saline County was among several along the Missouri River that were settled primarily by migrants from the Upper South states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.Source: Wikipedia
Modern Day Adjacent Counties
Carroll County (northwest)Chariton County (northeast)
Howard County (east)
Cooper County (southeast)
Pettis County (south)
Lafayette County (west)