McDonald Territory
Overview
McDonald Territory was an extralegal, unrecognized territory of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that existed for a short time in 1961. The area comprised all of present-day McDonald County, Missouri
McDonald County, Missouri
McDonald County is a county located in Southwest Missouri in the United States of America. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 23,083. Its county seat is Pineville...
, USA. A provisional government chose the name when they attempted to secede the county from the state of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in 1961.
