Introduction

The Ozark Trail existing and planned sections are located in 14 Missouri counties. Section 1 meanders briefly into the northern territory of Jefferson county, and the springs that form the Current River (sections 11-14) are located at Montauk State Park in Dent county. This page provides access to county information including the name, mailing address, and phone number of the clerk of the county commission. This person's office is usually located in the city or town that serves as the county seat.

Credit for providing this useful information goes to the Missouri County Association website. This useful URL has additional information on all 114 Missouri counties. The website at the University of Missouri-St. Louis contains extensive U.S. census tabular data on all Missouri counties. This data includes "thematic maps" which portray data, for example on Small Businesses, as shaded county maps that display the protportion of businesses that are small as ranges (less that 90% = color 1, 90-95% = color 2, etc.).

We believe this type of centralized county information might be useful to those interested in obtaining maps, developing connecting trails, exploring county history related to trail development, to land acquisition parties, and to people with unforeseen related needs.

County Contact Information

Butler

County seat and zip code: Poplar Bluff 63901.

Clerk County Commission, John L. Dunivan, Butler County Courthouse, Room 202, Poplar Bluff, (573) 686-8050.

Carter

County seat and zip code: Van Buren 63965.

Clerk County Commission, Rebecca Simpson, Carter County Courthouse, P.O. Box 517, Van Buren, (573) 323-4527.

Crawford

County seat and zip code: Steelville 65565.

Clerk County Commission, Connie Smith, Crawford County Courthouse, P.O. Box AS, Steelville, (573) 775-2376.

Dent

County seat and zip code: Salem 65560.

Clerk County Commission, Gary M. Leonard, Dent County Courthouse, 400 N. Main St., Salem, (573) 729-4144.

Douglas

County seat and zip code: Ava 65608.

County Clerk: Karri Davis (417) 683-4714

Ava Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 83, 306-2 SE 2nd Ave. Ava, MO 65608 (417) 683-4594.

Franklin

County seat and zip code: Union 63084.

Clerk County Commission, Tom Herbst, Franklin County Courthouse, P.O. Box 311, Union, (314) 583-6355.

Howell

County seat and zip code: West Plains 65775.

Clerk County Commission, Dennis K. VonAllmen, Howell County Courthouse, West Plains, (417) 256-2591.

Iron

County seat and zip code: Ironton 63650.

Clerk County Commission, James R. Goggin, Iron County Courthouse, 250 S. Main St., P.O. Box 42, Ironton, (573) 546-2912.

Jefferson

County seat and zip code: Hillsboro 63050.

Clerk County Commission, Eleanor Koch Rehm, Jefferson County Courthouse, P.O. Box 100, Hillsboro, (314) 789-5477.

Madison

County seat and zip code: Fredericktown 63645.

Clerk County Commission, Joan Whitener, Madison County Courthouse, Fredericktown, (573) 783-2176.

Oregon

County seat and zip code: Alton 65606.

Clerk County Commission, Gary Hensley, Oregon County Courthouse, First Floor, Room 1, P.O. Box 324, Alton, (417) 778-7475.

Ozark

County seat and zip code: Gainesville 65655.

Clerk County Commission, Howard L. Haskins, Ozark County Courthouse, P.O. Box 416, Gainesville, (417) 679-3516.

Reynolds

County seat and zip code: Centerville 63633.

Clerk County Commission, Mike Harper, Reynolds County Courthouse, P.O. Box 10, Centerville, (314) 648-2494, Ext. 22.

Ripley

County seat and zip code: Doniphan 63935.

Clerk County Commission, Becky Camden York, Ripley County Courthouse, Doniphan, (573) 996-3215.

Shannon

County seat and zip code: Eminence 65466.

Clerk County Commission, Mae Ruth Bockman, Shannon County Courthouse, P.O. Box 187, Eminence, (573) 226-3414.

St. Louis

County seat and zip code: Clayton 63105.

County Clerk and Council Administrative Director, Richard P. Moore, County Government Center, 41 S. Central Ave., Clayton, (314) 889-2440.

Director of Parks and Recreation, Robert Hall, County Government Center, 41 S. Central Ave., Clayton, (314) 889-2894.

Washington

County seat and zip code: Potosi 63664.

Clerk County Commission, Janet Adams, Washington County Courthouse, 102 N. Missouri St., Potosi, (573) 438-4901.

Wayne

County seat and zip code: Greenville 63944.

Clerk County Commission, Glendell Twidwell, Wayne County Courthouse, P.O. Box 168, Greenville, (573) 224-3221.

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