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Henry County, Missouri

75 topographic sheets cover 38 settlements here, and 8 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

8 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States
Henry County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 673 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 8 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 38 populated places in this county; 38 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 1 public-domain county history, 1919, supplies 3,204 words of narrative reproduced here.

Places on the National Register

8

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Buildingbuilding199191001030
C. M. and Vina Clark Housebuilding199796001598
Clinton Square Historic Districtdistrict200707000019
William F. and Julia Crome Housebuilding199999000380
Judge Jerubial Gideon Dorman Housebuilding198383000992
Gustave C. Haysler Housebuilding199595000859
St. Ludger Catholic Churchbuilding199898000365
C. C. Williams Housebuilding198282000584

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

393 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 393 of them, burning about 20,154 acres. 4 started naturally and 161 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism161
Debris and open burning95
Missing data/not specified/undetermined94
Equipment and vehicle use22
Recreation and ceremony6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Natural4
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 April 2002Arson/incendiarism3,082 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 November 1999Arson/incendiarism1,654 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 March 2014Arson/incendiarism1,129 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined649 acresMissouri Department of ConservationDEEPWATER
2 October 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined485 acresMissouri Department of ConservationCOAL CREEK 2 FIRE
22 August 1999Arson/incendiarism460 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined403 acresMissouri Department of ConservationANDERSON POINT
24 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined360 acresMissouri Department of ConservationKAMPE

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

Storms, 1953 to 2025

60 of 371 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 371 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 24 injuries and about $2,067,660 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail154
Thunderstorm Wind127
Flood41
Flash Flood27
Tornado19
Funnel Cloud2
Heavy Rain1

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
March 2006Tornado (F2)Urich1 killed, 13 hurt, $500,000Tornado crossed into Henry county at 2007 CST from Cass county. The tornado produced occasional F2 damage before dissipating 3 miles east southeast of Blairstown at 2025 CST. There was one fatality where a man died after the house was destroyed.
June 2015Flash FloodPetersburg1 killedAlong SE 1100 Road, 0.1 West of SE 141 Road a vehicle was eastbound and became immersed in swift flowing water on the roadway. Vehicle was swept from the north side of the roadway , overturned and traveled northbound in swift water before striking a large pile of debris. Vehicle became lodged under the debris.
April 1973Tornado (F4)not stated5 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindDeepwater3 hurt, $5,000Camper trailer blown over at campground. Three minor injuries reported.
December 1956Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBrownington1 hurt, $25,000Mobile home park had damage. There was also damage to several barns and numerous trees were downed.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindMontrose$500,000A series of downbursts flipped one mobile home and heavily damaged at least six barns between Montose and just south of Deepwater.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindDeepwater$500,000A series of downbursts flipped one mobile home and heavily damaged at least six barns between Montose and just south of Deepwater.
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindClinton$50,000Severe thunderstorms produced hail up to nickel-size near and southeast of Clinton. Strong winds uprooted several trees and some windows were broken.
July 2007FloodUrich$45,000The South Grand River near Urich crested at 30.55 feet, or its highest crest ever. This was 6.55 feet above flood stage. Damage was to several homes and crops.
November 1988Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWindsor$20,000A tree was knocked down onto a house.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindClinton$20,000Henry County Emergency Management officials reported power lines down in Windsor as a result of severe thunderstorm winds. The damaging thunderstorm winds also separated a trailor from a truck which obstructed traffic a mile south of Clinton.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindClinton$12,000Thunderstorm downburst winds to 80 mph caused damage across Clinton. Trees and powerlines down. Air conditioning unit blown off roof at Walmart on southeast part of town.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCalhoun$10,000Double wide trailer damaged, large trees down and barn damaged. Also widespread power outages reported.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindWindsor$10,000Trees down, garage door blown off, hog sheds tipped
July 2004Thunderstorm WindDeepwater$8,000Numerous trees reported down with some buildings sustaining damage.
July 2007FloodBlairstown$5,000The Big Creek at Blairstown had its highest crest ever at 27.29 feet, or 7.29 feet above flood stage. Damage was to agricultural interests.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindUrich$5,000Trees and power lines were reported downed by thunderstorm winds 2 miles southwest of Urich.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindClinton$5,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindClinton$3,000The Morton building roof was peeled back. Large trees were uprooted and several large billboards were bent over.
March 1953Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWindsor$2,000A large tree was blown down, and there was damage reported to a building. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindWindsor$2,000A barn was reported destroyed, and several trees up to a foot in diameter, were reported knocked over. A porch was detached from a house.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindClinton Mem Arpt$2,000A barn was blown down at Highway W and SE 500 Road.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWindsor$2,000Trees and power lines reported down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindClinton$2,000Numerous trees were knocked down by severe thunderstorms.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTightwad$1,000Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. Several 10 to 12 inch in diameter tree limbs were knocked down. Garage doors were blown in, and part of a metal roof was curled back.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindClinton$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated to 70 mph, knocked down a 3 foot diameter tree on a house.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindClinton$1,000Various sized tree limbs, as well as cable and phone lines, were reported down in town.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindClinton$1,000Tree fell onto transformer.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWindsor$1,000Large tree limb fell on car.
April 2001HailClinton$1,000Law enforcement reported one inch hail and wind damage to several large trees toppled.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindClinton$500Side of a barn was reported blown down and several trees had damage.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindClinton$500Several large trees were knocked down.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindUrich$100Four to five inch tree limbs were reported down, and a four feet by four feet sign, anchored by a steel post, was blown over.
December 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$30no account filed
March 1973Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Mt Zion-An EF-1 tornado began in far southeast Henry County near Highway Z,|where it caused significant damage to a house and surrounding outbuildings|and trees (peak winds at this location were 105 to 110 mph). It then caused significant tree damage along Highway Z and along SE 1051 Rd. Significant tree damage associated with the circulation was observed as far east as SE 1231 Rd north of Finey Church. Significant straight line wind tree damage was observed to the southeast of the tornado path across far southeast Henry County, mostly along Route Z and Route ZZ.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMt Zion-Survey suggests 85 mph straight line winds along Route ZZ in far SE Henry County caused widespread straight line wind damage, snapping large tree branches and even a few trunks.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCoal-Estimated 70 to 80 mph winds near Coal.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGaines-Social media report and photos of several trees down at a residence east of Deepwater.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMt Zion-Widespread straight line wind damage with significant tree damage along Route ZZ in far southeastern Henry County.
April 2025HailClinton-Quarter sized hail reported near Clinton.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindTightwad-Survey suggests 85 mph straight line winds along Route Z in far SE Henry County (east of Finey Church) caused widespread straight line wind damage, snapping large tree branches and even a few trunks.
June 2025HailGermantown-Social media report of tennis ball sized hail southeast of Ballard.
June 2025HailDeepwater-Social media report of quarter sized hail near Deepwater.
June 2025HailNew Piper-Social media report of golf ball sized hail east of Ballard.
June 2025HailGermantown-Emergency manager relayed photo of quarter to half dollar sized hail in the unincorporated town of Germantown.
June 2025HailLa Due-Emergency manager relayed photo of measured hail between 2 and 2.5 inches.
June 2025HailPiper-Emergency manager relayed pictures of large hail NW of Montrose.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindLeesville-Several reports of downed limbs and wires near Leesville, north of Tightwad.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindRoseland-Multiple reports of downed wires east of Route Y east of Calhoun.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindMontrose-Downed power lines and outages reported near 1601 Road northwest of Montrose.
April 2024HailClinton-Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton.
April 2024HailClinton-Ping pong ball sized hail reported on far west side of Clinton.
April 2024HailClinton-Quarter sized hail reported at Wilder RV in northeast Clinton.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Clinton Mem Arpt-Storm survey found evidence of a brief, 0.3 mile long EF-0 tornado on the east side of Clinton.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Clinton Mem Arpt-Storm survey found evidence of a second brief, 0.75 mile long EF-0 tornado on the east side of Clinton near the airport.

Mines and quarries

24 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 24 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 21 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken20
Flagstone2
Stone, Dimension1
Fire Clay (Refractory)1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - FlagstoneStone, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown - Ss.FlagstonePast Producer
Unknown - Ss.FlagstonePast Producer
Davis Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
High Hat MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kneiskey Ls. MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Montrose Quarry #4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Quarles Quarry #6Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls. PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ss.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Urich Quarry #5Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Williams Rock Mng. Co. # 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

The townships, in 1919

3,204 words

History of Henry County, Missouri devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. The one chapter is reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.

Shape and position in the county TownshipSettlements in it LengthSections
Windsor TownshipBowen, Windsor3,204 words0

The county's history books

336,219 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 25 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Henry County, Missouri (1919)

ChapterLength
Chapter 1: Before the White Man2,089 words
Chapter 2: First Settlements871 words
Chapter 3: Some Men of Early Missouri Fflstory1,091 words
Chapter 4: Missouri Admitted As a State1,097 words
Chapter 5: Organization of Counties2,283 words
Chapter 6: The Beginning of the County759 words
Chapter 7: The Official Organization949 words
Chapter 8: The County Seat Located595 words
Chapter 9: Before 18402,735 words
Chapter 10: From 1840 to 18501,031 words
Chapter 12: The Origin of Names in Henry County729 words
Chapter 13: Topography and Geology3,970 words
Chapter 14: From 1840 to 18601,826 words
Chapter 15: Civil War Decade2,524 words
Chapter 16: Civil War History6,673 words
Chapter 17: Townships1,507 words
Chapter 18: In the Early Eighties4,741 words
Chapter 20: Henry County in the Nineties8,700 words
Beginning in 19006,965 words
Chapter 22: Financial Disaster and Depression2,120 words
Chapter 23: Recuperation and Progress6,516 words
Chapter 24: Other Events After 19053,819 words
Chapter 25: Railroads12,518 words
Chapter 26: Statistics3,385 words
Biographical sketches256,726 words in 17 parts

Every populated place in the county

38

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 Henry 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.