'''Scott County''' is a county in southeastern [[Missouri]]. It lies along the [[Mississippi River]], just north of the Missouri Bootheel. It was organized in 1821 and named for John Scott, the first man elected to the [[House of Representatives]] from Missouri. | '''Scott County''' is a county in southeastern [[Missouri]]. It lies along the [[Mississippi River]], just north of the Missouri Bootheel. It was organized in 1821 and named for John Scott, the first man elected to the [[House of Representatives]] from Missouri. |