CEDAR COUNTY, situated toward the southwest part of Missouri. Area, -------- square miles. Seat of justice, Fremont. Pop. in 1850, 3,361. (Fanning's, 1853)
CEDAR, a county in the W. S. W. part of Missouri, has an area of 485 square miles. It is intersected by Sac river, and also drained by the E. fork of Sac river, and by Cedar and Horse creeks. The surface is uneven, the soil moderately fertile. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, cattle, and pork are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 147,225 bushels of corn; 9067 of wheat; 46,769 of oats, and 202 tons of hay. There were 820 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Fremont, Population, 3361, of whom 8279 were free, and 82, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)