New Madrid County

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New Madrid County is a rural county in southeastern Missouri known for its location along the Mississippi River and its association with the historic New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812.

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Label Occurrences
New Madrid County canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Missouri
borders Mississippi River
borderType river border
characterizedAs rural county
country United States
countrySubdivision State of Missouri
countySeat New Madrid
geologicalRegion New Madrid Seismic Zone
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
river transportation
hasFeature floodplain areas
seismic risk
hasGovernmentType county government
hasHistoricalEvent 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
knownFor New Madrid earthquakes of 1811–1812
seismic activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
largestCity New Madrid
locatedIn Mississippi River Valley
Missouri
United States Midwest
southeastern Missouri
linked to: southeast Missouri
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
namedAfter New Madrid, Missouri
partOf Missouri Bootheel
United States county system
region Southeast Missouri
linked to: southeast Missouri
state Missouri
subdivisionType county

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Missouri Bootheel contains New Madrid County
Portageville, Missouri county New Madrid County