an çon ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Ret ouch ed ▁bl ades ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁pressure - f la ked ▁arrow head ▁and ▁a ▁bur in ▁were ▁found ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁period . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B aal bek ▁District ▁Category : Arch ae ological ▁sites ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁Category : Gre at ▁R ift ▁Valley ▁Category : Ne ol ith ic ▁settlement s ▁Category : R ock ▁sh el ters <0x0A> </s> ▁C ed ar ▁County ▁is ▁a ▁county ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 3 , 9 8 2 . ▁Its ▁county ▁seat ▁is ▁Stock ton . ▁The ▁county ▁was ▁founded ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁C ed ar ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Sac ▁River , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁named ▁from ▁the ▁Eastern ▁red ▁ced ar , ▁a ▁common ▁tree ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 4 . 8 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁water ▁area ▁includes ▁various ▁rivers ▁and ▁Stock ton ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁County ▁ ▁( n orth ) ▁Pol k ▁County ▁ ▁( east ) ▁D