Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,657. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851 and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a pioneer settler who arrived in Missouri from Virginia in 1835.
Crawford County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2010 Census, the population was 24,696. Its county seat is Steelville. The county was organized in 1829 and is named after U.S. Senator William H. Crawford of Georgia.
Salem is the county seat of Dent County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,950 at the 2010 census, which allows Salem to become a Class 3 city in Missouri; however, the city has chosen to remain a Class 4 city under Missouri Revised Statutes. Salem is located a few miles north of the Ozark Scenic Riverways and close to Montauk State Park, which contains the headwaters of the Current River.
Jadwin is an unincorporated community in southern Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately eleven miles south of Salem.
Lenox is an unincorporated community in southwestern Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately twelve miles west of Salem.
Doss is a small unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles south of Salem.
Boss is an unincorporated rural hamlet in eastern Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 18 miles east of Salem along Route 32.
Gladden is an unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately ten miles south of Salem on Route 19.
Roaring River Township is one of twenty-five townships in Barry County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,396.
Auxvasse Township is one of eighteen townships in Callaway County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,000.
Crooked Creek is a stream in Crawford and Dent counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Meramec River.
Indian Creek is a stream in Crawford and Dent counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Huzzah Creek. The stream headwaters arise in northern Dent County at 37°40′28″N91°17′02″W at an elevation of 1300 feet. The stream flows northeast into Crawford County and enters Hazzah Creek about one mile south of the community of Dillard and Missouri Route 49 at 37°43′02″N91°12′21″W and an elevation of 899 feet.
Howes is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route 19 approximately 4.5 miles north of Salem.
Hyer Branch is a stream in Dent and Phelps counties in the Ozarks of Missouri. It is a tributary to the Dry Fork of the Meramec River.
Sinking Creek is a stream in Dent, Reynolds and Shannon counties in the Ozarks of southeast Missouri. It is a tributary of the Current River.
Spring Creek is a stream in Dent County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Dry Fork.
Beaver Creek is a stream in Phelps County, Missouri. It is a tributary of Little Piney Creek.
Little Piney Creek is a stream in the Phelps, Texas and Dent counties of the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.
Gladden Creek is a stream in Dent and Shannon counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Current River.
Dent Branch is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.
