CALDWELL COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Kingston. Pop. in 1840, 1,458; in 1850, 2,316. (Fanning's, 1853)
CALDWELL, a county in the N. W. part of Missouri, has an area of 435 square miles. It is intersected by Shoal creek, an affluent of Grand river, flowing from W. to E., through the middle of the county. The general surface is level, the soil fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, cattle, and swine are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 16,135 bushels of corn; 12,734 of wheat, and 45,740 of oats. There were in the county 115 pupils attending public schools. Named in honor of Dr. Caldwell, of Transylvania University, Kentucky. Capital, Kingston. Population, 2316, of whom 2180 were free, and 136, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)