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Camden County, Missouri

127 topographic sheets cover 40 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States
Camden County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 761 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings, 3 districts and 1 structure.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 40 populated places in this county; 40 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

9

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,288 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,288 of them, burning about 34,415 acres. 4 started naturally and 392 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning493
Arson/incendiarism392
Missing data/not specified/undetermined353
Equipment and vehicle use21
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking7
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 July 1993Debris and open burning2,245 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined789 acresMissouri Department of ConservationCAMDEN LINE
22 July 1999Arson/incendiarism640 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined609 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176203-01503-03152018-1349
4 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined457 acresMissouri Department of ConservationKOBB HOLLOW
23 March 1994Debris and open burning457 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2002Arson/incendiarism410 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 636 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 636 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 42 injuries and about $80,792,300 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail272
Thunderstorm Wind212
Flash Flood78
Tornado26
Flood24
Heavy Rain20
Wildfire3
Lightning1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2003Tornado (F3)Decaturville4 killed, 27 hurt, $5,000,000no account filed
May 1999Flash FloodCountywide1 killedno account filed
August 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
April 1980Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindRoach to3 hurt, $25,000A line of severe thunderstorms produced a 15 mile long swath of wind damage from five miles southwest of Camdenton in the town of Roach to the town of Montreal. In Roach the winds rolled over a mobile home producing about $10 thousand damage to the mobile home and its contents. Several occupants were inside the mobile home but no injuries were reported. Similar damage occurred on the southeast side of Montreal along Highway 7 where another mobile home was blown over and also suffered around $10 thousand damage. Two adults and a young teenager inside the mobile home received minor injuries. Two other mobile homes at the same residence park had part of their roof blown off. At a nearby farm the strong winds pushed a turkey building three feet off of its foundation. Other structural damage in Roach and Montreal was limited to shingles and bent television antennas. Downed trees and broken large tree limbs were widespread along the path of wind damage. In some case tree damage was scattered one to two miles wide along the path, particularly in the vicinity of Montreal. The damage was most concentrated on hill tops due to the roughness of the terrain.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindBeach2 hurtA large tree was blown over onto a recreational vehicle injuring two occupants. The occupants were rescued successfully and the injuries were minor.
March 2017Tornado (EF1)Macks Creek1 hurt, $100,000A NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak wind speed up to 110 mph completely destroyed a mobile home and several outbuildings. Numerous trees were snapped or blown down in the path. There was one injury in the damaged mobile home.
April 2000WildfireCountywide1 hurt, $60,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindOsage Beach1 hurt, $10,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew a billboard into a car that resulted in minor injury.
April 2026HailDecaturville$59,800,000A hail swath from quarters to golf balls in size fell along a path from Decaturville to Montreal where a left moving supercell moved to the northeast and weakened before leaving the county. Along the storms path, numerous homes, vehicles, businesses, equipment, crops, livestock and other structures were damaged.
May 2023HailSunrise Beach$2,000,000Hen egg sized hail was reported. Multiple vehicles, trailers and businesses suffered damage from hail.
December 2015FloodBeach$2,000,000Several floating boat docks and boat lifts broke away during the flooding on Lake of the Ozarks. Several boats were lost or sunk during the flooding. Nearly all low water crossings across the county were flooded. Several roads were damaged from flood water. Several homes around the Lake of the Ozarks were flooded and had property damage. The Sunny Slope neighborhood and areas along the Niangua River were hardest hit by flood waters. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event.
August 2013FloodLinn Creek$2,000,000This storm report will include the total estimated damages for the flooding event. Numerous low water crossings were damaged due to flood waters and a couple cars were stalled in high water across the county. Several homes were flooded. Several high water rescues were performed.
March 2008Flash FloodMacks Creek$1,000,000Four to six inches of rain fell over Camden County. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. Damage to county roads and bridges was common.
March 2000WildfireCountywide$850,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindClimax Spgs$520,000no account filed
May 2023HailLake Ozarks West$500,000Golf ball sized hail was reported near the Mimosa Beach Resort. Several docks, boats and other buildings received roof and window damage.
May 2023HailSunrise Beach$500,000Ping pong ball sized hail resulted in roof and vehicle damage.
April 2017FloodDamsel$500,000Several homes and roads sustained flood damage across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Camden County.
May 2011HailSunrise Beach$300,000Hail to the size of softballs fell damaging roofs of homes and businesses. The hail also broke windows out of cars and damaged other structures.
June 2009Flash FloodCamdenton$300,000Two to five inches of rain fell over much of northern Camden County. The community of Linn Creek appeared to have been impacted the greatest. Linn Creek flooded the community, causing damage to 20 homes and businesses. The community of Sunrise Beach also experienced significant flash flooding.
April 2002Flash FloodEast Portion$300,000no account filed
May 1990Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 2020Thunderstorm WindBeach$200,000Significant roof damage occurred to a strip mall as straight line winds accelerated as they moved across the lake.
July 2019Flash FloodMacks Creek$125,000The low water crossing on Jacks Burch Drive where it crosses Macks Creek flooded. The road surface south of the crossing washed out making the bridge impassable. A structure upstream that straddled the creek was damaged and washed downstream. At least two vehicles were washed downstream from the flood waters. A home 50 yards off the creek had 2 feet of water in the home and a garage. The library in Macks Creek had water in the basement as well.
July 2023HailNeongwah$100,000Hail up to ping pong balls in size was reported. As many as 10 homes were impacted by the hail.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindLake Ozarks West$100,000Several trees were blown down with a few onto cars. The boat docks at Mystic and Coffman Bends on Lake of the Ozarks were severely damaged.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindStoutland$100,000One mobile home was destroyed and another house had minor roof damage. Several trees were blown down.
April 2011FloodFreedom$100,000Flooding was reported on Franklin Road and Garrison Road near Missouri Highway A.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Camden County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Wet Glaize$80,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-1 tornado with winds estimated at 90 mph touched down just northwest of Richland, Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for 4 minutes with a maximum path width of 100 yards and a track length of 2.1 miles. Along the path of the tornado, a roof was torn off of a home and a barn was also damaged. Multiple trees were uprooted with several large tree limbs snapped off.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWet Glaize$75,000A large oak tree was snapped off and fell onto power lines causing power outages. Several power poles were also snapped near the base and down blocking Highway T.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHurricane Deck$75,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a downburst occurred in a rural area northwest of Hurricane Deck. The damage extended to the southeast for approximately three miles, damaging an airplane, and causing significant tree damage.
September 2019Flash FloodMacks Creek$50,000Widespread road damage occurred across Camden County due to excessive rainfall. One measurement had six and a half inches of rain falling in three hours. Several roads had road surfaces washed out and damage occurred to low water crossings.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindDamsel$50,000A boat dock was damage at the Moorings Yacht Club on Lake of the Ozarks. Electrical connections from the dock were pulled out of the ground.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBeach$50,000Eighty to ninety mph wind gusts from a microburst caused major damage near Grand Glaze Bridge on Lake of the Ozarks. Approximately 30 boat docks were damaged and overturned while numerous trees were knocked over in the surrounding area. Trees were also downed in Osage Beach, causing $20,000 in damage to homes.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindCamdenton$50,000A strong wind gust snapped off the sheriff's office and Emergency Operations Center towers off the top of the courthouse in downtown Camdenton. A police jeep was lifted off the ground. Other strong winds broke large tree limbs and tossed them onto cars and houses. Wind speeds were estimated at 85 mph.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindOsage Beach$50,000Large hail was reported at the Tan Tara Resort. Strong thunderstorm winds also tore loose two gas pumps at the Blue Harbor Marina spilling gas into the main channel of the Lake of the Ozarks. Wind gusts also ripped part of a roof off a house.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindCamdenton$50,000A strong wind gust pushed a large oak tree onto a house located at the north edge of Camdenton along Highway 591. The tree crushed part of the house, trapping the residents inside. No injuries were reported.
June 2024LightningLinn Creek$40,000An apparent lightning strike hit a newly constructed home north of Linn Creek.
May 2024HailLinn Creek$40,000Social media report of hail 3 inches in diameter.
May 2024HailMacks Creek$40,000Report of baseball size hail on Carnahan Dr.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindWet Glaize$40,000no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNeongwah$35,000Two (2) docks were flipped over and a home had significant roof damage. A detached carport was flipped over and destroyed. The roof of a covered deck was blown off and a small antenna tower was bent over. Minor damage was reported to a few other homes. Time based on radar estimate.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindDamsel$30,000Multiple trees and powerlines were reported down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNeongwah$30,000Five (5) docks were damaged or flipped. Numerous trees and large limbs were reported down along and near Cedar Ridge Circle and Holly Lane. Winds were estimated at 70-80 mph. The time was estimated based on radar.
May 1998Tornado (F0)Hurricane Deck$30,000A weak tornado briefly touched down near Lake Road 5-61 near RY-SEN-SUN Estates and Standing Rock Campground. Several trees were uprooted, with one tree falling on a mobile home. A radio tower in the area was also blown down.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindGreen Bay Terrace$25,000Thunderstorm winds damaged a boat dock at mile marker 3 of the Niangua River.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindMacks Creek$25,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees along Highway W west of Macks Creek. One tree fell and damaged a roof of a house. A barn was also destroyed.
August 2024HailCamdenton Mem Arpt$25,000A report with a picture of hail 3.25 inches in diameter was received.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindOsage Iron Works$25,000Numerous power outages were reported from high winds. Power lines and poles were down.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindGreen Bay Terrace$25,000A boat dock was flipped over on the main channel of Lake of the Ozarks due to high winds. The report was received via social media.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPurvis$25,000Thunderstorm wind gusts blew a roof off of a house.
July 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1970Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 1966Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 1966Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1954Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindCamdenton Mem Arpt$20,000High winds caused minor damage to the roof of one building at the airport.
May 2024HailCamdenton$20,000Social media report of hail sizes ranging between golf balls and tennis balls.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindDamsel$20,000Several trees were blown down on Nichols Road in Osage Beach. A few trees were uprooted and fell onto houses.

Mines and quarries

85 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 85 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 77 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Barium-Barite16
Lead, Zinc12
Sand and Gravel, Construction12
Stone, Crushed/Broken11
Iron9
Lead8
Flagstone5
Barium-Barite, Lead5
Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc3
Zinc, Lead2
Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc1
Zinc1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jackson MineZincPast Producer
Unknown - Barite-Cu-Lead-ZincBarium-Barite, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Anderson DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
C L Asa DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
Floyd MineBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Parson DiggingsBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-Zinc-BariteBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Beavers Rock QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Bruin DiggingsBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Hopkins Mine Number FiveBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Hopkins Mine Number OneBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Hunter DiggingsBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Scott QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown - Lead-BariteBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Ss DimensionFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown - Ss DimensionFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown - Ss DimensionFlagstonePast Producer
Hopkins Mine Number FourLeadPast Producer
Hopkins Mine Number ThreeLeadPast Producer
Lee MineLeadPast Producer
Marrow MineLeadPast Producer
Parish LeaseLeadProspect
Peterson DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Bilyen BankIronPast Producer
Carrol BankIronPast Producer
Cullen BankIronPast Producer
Furnace BankIronPast Producer
Givens BankIronPast Producer
Robinett DiggingsIronPast Producer
Tier Bank PitIronPast Producer
Toler BankIronPast Producer
White BankIronPast Producer
Blackburn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jones QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Osage Asphalt Mine Limestone & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Willard QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Caldwell Martin + Co DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Carters Ozark S&G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ferry DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Hays Hibden + Co DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
J B Harris DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Long + Ricketts DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Murphy DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Nelson Owen Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old Harold MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Peyton Williams DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Scotts Concrete & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - S & GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
W J Williams DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Wheeler MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Wilkerson GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Anderson MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Botts MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Floyd LandBarium-BaritePast Producer
Genesee ShaftBarium-BaritePast Producer
Hanen Kratt Barite MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Holt MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Hunter MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Hutton Barite MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Lane Deposit Number TwoBarium-BaritePast Producer
Long Birch MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Loveall MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Shipman LandBarium-BaritePast Producer
Union MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown - BariteBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown - BariteBarium-BariteProducer
Unknown - BariteBarium-BaritePast Producer

Every populated place in the county

40

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Camden County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.