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Stoddard County, Missouri (view source)
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Stoddard County lies in southeastern Missouri, at the northern edge of the Bootheel. It is the tenth-largest county in Missouri by land area, with a total of 829 square miles.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> It is bordered on the north by Bollinger and Cape Girardeau Counties, on the east by [[Scott County, Missouri|Scott County]], on the southeast by [[New Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid County]], on the southwest by Dunklin County, and on the west by Butler and Wayne Counties.
Stoddard County lies in southeastern Missouri, at the northern edge of the Bootheel. It is the tenth-largest county in Missouri by land area, with a total of 829 square miles.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref> It is bordered on the north by Bollinger and Cape Girardeau Counties, on the east by [[Scott County, Missouri|Scott County]], on the southeast by [[New Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid County]], on the southwest by Dunklin County, and on the west by [[Butler County, Missouri|Butler]] and Wayne Counties.
The chief geographic feature is Crowley's Ridge, running roughly from northeast to southwest across the county. The ridge's highest point, approximately 580 feet above sea level, is located about three miles southwest of [[Bell City, Missouri|Bell City]].<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22286</ref> The rest of the county consists of much lower-lying flatlands that are part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The chief geographic feature is Crowley's Ridge, running roughly from northeast to southwest across the county. The ridge's highest point, approximately 580 feet above sea level, is located about three miles southwest of [[Bell City, Missouri|Bell City]].<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22286</ref> The rest of the county consists of much lower-lying flatlands that are part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.