SULLIVAN COUNTY, situated in the north part of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Milan. Pop. in 1850, 2,983. (Fanning's, 1853)
SULLIVAN, a new county in the N. part of Missouri, has an area of 650 square miles. It is traversed from N. to S. by Locust creek, by the E. fork of Medicine creek, and by Yellow and Wolf creeks. The slope of the county is towards the S. Prairies of considerable extent occur in it. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and butter are the staples. In 1850 the county produced 176,789 bushels of corn; 11,482 of wheat; 15,974 of oats; 1201 tons of hay, and 35,648 pounds of butter. Named in honor of John C. Sullivan, member of the convention to form the constitution of Missouri. Population, 2983, of whom 2895 were free, and 88, slaves. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)