Appanoose, a S. county of Iowa, adjoining Missouri; area, 510 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 16,-456. The North Missouri railroad traverses it. The river Chariton, which flows through it, and numerous smaller streams, furnish ample water power, while the rolling prairies which cover a large part of the surface are fertile, and the watercourses are bordered by tracts of timber. Large beds of coal have been found at several points. In 1870 the county produced 134,411 bushels of wheat, 986,280 of corn, 322,-256 of oats, 59,079 of potatoes, 83,784 lbs. of wool, 484,147 of butter* 22,659 tons of hay, and 37,150 gallons of sorghum molasses. Capital, Centreville.