Located 75 miles southwest of St. Louis is the small city of Farmington, the county seat of St. Francois County. Farmington sits in the Lead Belt region of Southeastern Missouri, also known as the Southeast Missouri Lead District, a lead mining area that produces over 70% of the US lead

When you think about Missouri, you'll immediately think of St. Louis and Kansas City. It's pretty natural to think about big-name cities when you think about a state. However, there's so much more to Missouri than just its two biggest cities. The Show-Me state is also filled with small towns