Putnam County is in north central Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,681. Its county seat is Unionville. The county was organized February 28, 1845, and named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. Putnam County was established February 28, 1845, from parts of Adair and Sullivan counties. The following year a portion of Putnam was removed to form Dodge County. Both Putnam and Dodge extended nearly nine miles further north until an 1851 ruling by the Supreme Court on a border dispute with Iowa assigned the contested land to Iowa. Both counties were left with less than the statutory minimum area for a county as set by the state legislature, so Dodge County was dissolved and its area added to Putnam. In its early years, the county seat changed frequently, often with contentious debate.

Founded: February 28, 1845
Named for: Israel Putnam
Seat: Unionville
Largest city: Unionville
Total: 520 sq mi (1,346.79 km²)
Land: 517 sq mi (1,339.02 km²)
Water: 2.3 sq mi (5.96 km²), 0.4
Time zone: Central: UTC-6-5
Official Website: http://nemr.net/~putco/
Wikidata description: county in Missouri, United States
Wikidata id: Q489886
Wikidata label: Putnam County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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