Local Wiki
Bates County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Commission meets
- Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Meeting location
- Bates County Administration Building, 103 West Dakota, Room 5, Butler, MO 64730.
- County Clerk
- Jami Page · Butler, MO 64730 · (660) 679-3371 (FAX (660) 679-9922)
- Agendas posted at
- https://batescounty.net
- County Commission
- Standard 3-member County Commission. Presiding Commissioner: Jim Wheatley. Northern Commissioner: John Gray. Southern Commissioner: Trent Nelson.
Sources
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (7)
- Adrian
- Amoret
- Amsterdam
- Butler
- Drexel
- Rich Hill (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rockville
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (2)
- Hume
- Passaic
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Villages (2)
- Foster
- Merwin
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (7)
- Adrian R-III
- Ballard R-II
- Butler R-V
- Hudson R-IX
- Hume R-VIII
- Miami R-I
- Rich Hill R-IV
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only