LINN COUNTY, situated on the northerly part of Missouri. Area, 588 square miles. Seat of justice, Linneus. Pop. in 1840, 2,245; in 1850, 4,058. (Fanning's, 1853)
LINN, a county towards the N. part of Missouri, has an area of 650 square miles. Locust and Yellow creeks, affluents of Grand river, flow through the county from N. to S.; it is drained by Wolf and Elk creeks, and Grand river touches the S. W. extremity. The county contains a large proportion of prairie, interspersed with woodland; the soil is productive. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, tobacco, butter, and pork are the staples. In 1850 it produced 219,500 bushels of corn; 15,570 of wheat; 24,267 of oats; 873 tons of hay; 344,665 pounds of tobacco, and 47,179 pounds of butter. There were 100 pupils attending public schools. Named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, United States senator from Missouri. Capital, Linneus. Population, 4058, of whom 3681 were free, and 377, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)