Northfork Township, Barton County, Missouri

Coon Creek is a stream in Jasper and Barton counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork Spring River. The stream headwaters are in northeast Jasper County at 37°17′04″N 94°04′45″W and the confluence with the North Fork Spring River is at 37°21′29″N 94°18′41″W. The stream source is located southwest of Dudenville and it flows to the northwest and then west crossing the Jasper–Barton county line several times before flowing into the North Fork Spring River in southern Barton County after passing under U. S. Route 71 about one mile north of Jasper.Coon Creek was named after the raccoon native to the area.

Jasper is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population within the city limits was 931 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Oakton is an unincorporated community in Barton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Preston Township is an inactive township in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Preston Township takes its name from the community of Preston.

Barton County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,637. Its county seat is Lamar. The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton from Missouri.President Harry S. Truman was born in Barton County in 1884. The female bandit, Little Britches, was born in Barton County in 1879.

Lamar Heights is a city in Barton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 170 at the 2020 census.

Carytown is a village in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 287 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Sheridan Township is an inactive township in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Sheridan Township has the name of Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), United States Army General.

The lynching of Jay Lynch, age 28, took place in Lamar, Missouri, on May 28, 1919. That year had 83 lynchings in the United States. This was one of four against white men.

Lamar is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,266. It is known as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States. The city government is consolidated with City Township. The city of Lamar is surrounded by, but is not part of, Lamar Township.

The Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site is a state-owned property in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, preserving the 1+1⁄2-story childhood home of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. The future president was born here on May 8, 1884, in the downstairs southwest bedroom. The home was purchased by the state in 1957 and dedicated as a historic site in 1959 at a ceremony attended by Truman himself. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

City Township is the smallest of the fifteen townships that make up Barton County, Missouri, US. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,425. Despite being the smallest township by area, it is the most populous township. The township government is consolidated with the government of the city of Lamar.