Randolph County, MO surrounds the Mark Twain National Forest in east-central Missouri near the state's borders with Illinois and Kentucky with a population of 23k people across 893 sq miles making it one of Missouri’s largest counties by both landmass & population size. Randolph Co’s economy consists mostly of small businesses & agricultural operations; these include poultry farming/processing & crop production (rice/soybean). In addition to being home to state parks & natural resources like creeks/streams ideal for fishing (like Big Sugar Creek), Randolph Co also has plenty of historic sites/structures including a covered bridge still standing today since 1863 used by Union army during Civil War.