Ralls County, Missouri

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Ralls County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,355. Its county seat is New London. The county was organized November 16, 1820, and named for Daniel Ralls, Missouri state legislator. Ralls County is part of the Hannibal, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.

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Owl Creek (Sugar Creek tributary)

Owl Creek is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Sugar Creek. Owl Creek was so named on account of owls in the area.

Ely Creek

Ely Creek is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Salt River. Ely Creek has the name of Isaac Ely, a pioneer citizen.

Cedar Creek (Salt Creek tributary)

Cedar Creek is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Salt River. Cedar Creek was so named on account of cedar trees near its course.

Spalding, Missouri

Spalding is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Big Creek (Salt River tributary)

Big Creek is a stream in northern Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Salt River. The stream headwaters arise just west of the community of Rensselaer (at 39°40′14″N 91°33′19″W) and flows east to southeast to its confluence with the Salt about four miles west-northwest of New London (at 39°36′41″N 91°28′50″W) at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m). Big Creek was so named on account of its size.

Clay Township, Ralls County, Missouri

Clay Township is an inactive township in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clay Township has the name of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay.

Spencer Township, Ralls County, Missouri

Spencer Township is an inactive township in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Spencer Township was erected in 1821, taking its name from Spencer Creek.

Rensselaer, Missouri

Rensselaer is a village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 253 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Crooked Creek (Salt River tributary)

Crooked Creek is a stream in Pike and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Salt River. Crooked Creek was so named on account of a few meanders along its course.

New London, Missouri

New London is a city in Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 943 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ralls County. New London is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area. William Jameson, claimed land, made a plat, and founded New London in 1819. New London was named the county seat in 1820. The Ralls County Courthouse in New London was built in 1858 and is the oldest court house in Missouri.

Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House

Ralls County Courthouse and Jail-Sheriff's House is a historic courthouse, jail and sheriff's residence located at New London, Ralls County, Missouri. The courthouse was built in 1858 and is a two-story, T-shaped, Greek Revival style limestone building. An addition was constructed in 1936. It has a two-story, tetrastyle full-width portico topped by an unusually tall cupola. The Jail-Sheriff's House is a two-story, T-shaped limestone building with a one-story frame addition.: 2, 9 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.