Harrisonville, Illinois
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Precinct 15. It lies in ZIP code area 62295. The Survey maps it on the Valmeyer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1912 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Valmeyer quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Valmeyer quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Valmeyer quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Harrisonville between 2006 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 62220 |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | UNION PACIFIC |
| 6 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | VAL 1 |
| 30 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 June 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | KOCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Harrisonville: 20 past producers, 8 producers, 2 plants. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Herculaneum Smelter | Lead, Smelter | Plant | ||
| Crystal City Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Festus Pit & Plant | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Marietta Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unimin Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Unimin Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Arch Johnston Excav Quarry/Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Aubuchon's Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Quarry No. 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrisonville in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrisonville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a small section of roof off of an outbuilding. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Harrisonville | - | A tornado touched down at 6:39 PM CDT just east of intersection of Harris Road and B Road and tracked to the east northeast. There was some minor roof damage to a couple of outbuildings before the tornado crossed Bluff Road, around 2.6 miles south southwest of Valmeyer. For the remainder of the tornado path the damage was mostly to trees. However, a house sustained minor roof damage on Deer Hill Road, about 2.4 miles southeast of Valmeyer. Then the tornado lifted and dissipated around 6:46 PM CDT. Overall the tornado was rated EF0 with a max wind speed of 85 mph. The tornado path length is 4.97 miles with a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Harrisonville | - | Up to two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Maeystown Creek was out of it's banks and flooding some roads in town. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Harrisonville | - | A weak tornado initially touched down a quarter of a mile northwest of the intersection of Levee Road and Berger Road in the flood plain. Three witnesses saw the tornado move east across an open field. The tornado did damage a garage about a quarter of a mile northwest of the intersection of Berger Road and B Road. Some large tree limbs were also down at this location. About a quarter mile east of the garage, a barn sustained minor damage before the tornado lifted and dissipated. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Harrisonville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valmeyer | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Woodville (historical) | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Monroe City | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Mitchie | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Madonnaville | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Chalfin Bridge | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Merrimac | 6.5 miles | 26 | |
| Fountain | 6.9 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Harrisonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5666228 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 409867. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












