Huntsville, Missouri
| Huntsville, Missouri | |
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| City | |
 Location of Huntsville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 39°26′8″N 92°32′39″W / 39.43556°N 92.54417°WCoordinates: 39°26′8″N 92°32′39″W / 39.43556°N 92.54417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2) |
| • Land | 2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,564 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,548 |
| • Density | 654.4/sq mi (252.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65259 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-33886 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0720026 |
Huntsville is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County.
Huntsville is located at 39°26′08″N 92°32′39″W / 39.435467°N 92.544049°W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.39 square miles (6.19 km2), all of it land.
Randolph County was organized February 2, 1829, and Huntsville was established as the county seat in 1831. Daniel Hunt, a Kentuckian, was the first settler of Huntsville, in honor of whom the town was named. He settled here between 1820 and 1821. He was soon followed by William Goggin, Gideon Wright and Henry Winburn, also from Kentucky. William Goggins established a mill here, the first in the county. They entered the land from the government upon which Huntsville is located and donated 50 acres for a town site, giving 12 1/2 acres each forming an exact square, the dome of the court house being the center.
The Randolph County Courthouse houses the following county governmental offices: Assessor, Randolph County Commissioners, Collector, Recorder of Deeds, Treasurer and County Clerk. The first courthouse was built in the center of the public square at the precise meeting point of the four parcels of land; it was completed by June 13, 1831. It was razed in either 1858 or 1859. The next courthouse stood on the same site between 1858-1882. On Aug. 12, 1882 a fire, consumed the courthouse. The third courthouse was completed in April 1884. Another fire occurred in July 1955. The current courthouse stands in the same location as the original court building.
In 1838, the Potawatomi Indians passed near Huntsville on the Trail of Death. A marker was dedicated on September 11, 1997 with Potawatomi descendents present. It reads as thus: "On October 17 and 18, 1838, about 850 Potawatomi Indians camped near Huntsville, on their way from northern Indiana to Kansas; a forced march accompanied by soldiers. Having travelled 13 miles in cold, rain, a flooded camp caused them to stay a second day." The marker is located on the front lawn of the Randolph County Courthouse.
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