▁who ▁settled ▁one - half ▁mile ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁square ▁of ▁King ston ▁on ▁Sho al ▁Creek ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁The ▁early ▁sett lers ▁moved ▁back ▁south ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁for ▁better ▁protection ▁during ▁the ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁War ▁u pr ising . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁M orm on ▁sett lers , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ev icted ▁from ▁Jackson ▁County , ▁Missouri , ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁and ▁included ▁Jacob ▁Ha un , ▁whose ▁mill ▁on ▁Sho al ▁Creek ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁blood iest ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁M orm on ▁War , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ha un ' s ▁Mill ▁Mass acre . ▁ ▁The ▁sett lers ▁established ▁S alem , ▁the ▁first ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁county , ▁two ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁of ▁King ston . ▁A ▁larger ▁number ▁of ▁M orm ons ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁The ▁Missouri ▁General ▁Assembly ▁created ▁C ald well ▁County ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁dedicated ▁to ▁M orm on ▁sett lers . ▁Its ▁county ▁seat ▁was ▁Far ▁West , ▁Missouri . ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁Far ▁West ▁reported ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁figures ▁of ▁early ▁M orm on ▁history , ▁including ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁H yr um ▁Smith , ▁Br igh am ▁Young , ▁John ▁Taylor