GRUNDY COUNTY, situated toward the northern part of Missouri, and traversed by numerous branches of Grand river. Seat of justice, Trenton. Pop. in 1850, 3,006. (Fanning's, 1853)
GRUNDY, a new county in the N. part of Missouri, has an area of 462 square miles. It is intersected by the Crooked fork of Grand river, by Medicine, Indian, and Muddy creeks, and also drained by Weldon river. The general course of these streams is from N. to S. The county consists mostly of open plains or prairies, the soil of which is productive. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and butter are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 152,770 bushels of corn; 10,902 of wheat; 28,136 of oats; 201 tons of hay, and 19,350 pounds of butter. There were 325 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Trenton. Population, 3006; of whom 2857 were free, and 149, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)