GENTRY COUNTY, Mo., c. h. at Gentry. On the N. W. border of the state, on the head waters of Grand River. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
GENTRY, a new county in the N. N. W. part of Missouri, bordering on Iowa, has an area of 770 square miles. It is intersected by Grand river, flowing in a S. S. E. direction, and also drained by the East and West forks of that river, which enter the main stream near the middle of the county. The slope of the county is nearly southward. The products are Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, and hemp. Cattle and swine are also among the staples. In 1850 this county produced 160,523 bushels of corn; 17,045 of wheat; 23,864 of oats; 1191 tons of hay, and 54,561 pounds of butter. Named in honor of Colonel Richard Gentry, who was killed at the battle of Okeechobee, Florida, in 1837. Capital, Gentry Court House. Population, 4248, of whom 4198 were free, and 60, slaves. (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)