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When first settled, Knob Noster was part of Cooper County which took in all of the territory between the Osage and Missouri Rivers.

By 1820, the population was sufficient in the area so that a division of Cooper County needed to be made.

The new county was called Lillard County, Missouri, and it included what are now Lafayette and Johnson Counties, as well as all the areas south to the Osage River and west to the Missouri Border.

By 1834, the population was large enough, estimated at about 200 households, for Lafayette County to be divided into two counties.

One retained the name Lafayette and the other was called Johnson County.

On May 4, 1835, Johnson County was further divided into four townships: Jackson, Washington, Madison, and Jefferson.

Knob Noster is located in what was named Washington Township.