32 topographic sheets cover 16 settlements here, and 25 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
25 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 2 stories and name 15 people · people the book names include Grkat Central F.Mr (Prairie Township, 1883) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: General Ignatius P. Owen; Lucky Killed Saffaeans. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
Davis was a. ji'.wver of some eminence, and afterwanU- tilled several important ofKcial positions in Howard count}'. General (.)wL'n had commanded the militia in the early history of the county, and had been honored with the title of lirigadier g'eneral. At tiie time lie was killed, he was the proprietor of a hotel which stood upion the corner now oceu})ied hv the Inisiness house, of Bonghner, Tolson i^ Smith.
In the spring of 18.'i8, Fnoch Lucky killed Eiifus Saflarans. Lucky was a man well advanced in years, but strong and active for one of his age. Satfarans was young and stalwart, and physiealh' was said to be the equal of any man in the county. Both men frequented saloons when in Fayette, and had had one or two altercations when discussing their strength of limb and achievements as " fighters." On the day of tlie trau'ed}- they had been drinking, and nu't in a saloon, when Salf'arans took a walking cane from Lucky and beat him over the head and iiody, l)ruising him l)adly.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 4 of them, burning about 66 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 May 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 May 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 228 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $1,760,060 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 103 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 75 |
| Flash Flood | 20 |
| Flood | 19 |
| Tornado | 10 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1983 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F3) | Glasgow | $450,000 | Tornado crossed from Saline county into Howard county...8 miles southwest of Glasgow at 2046 CST. F2 damage was noted to several farmsteads to the northwest of Fayette before the tornado dissipated at 2102 CST...2 miles east of Armstrong. |
| April 1981 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $200,000 | Downtown portions of Fayette, reported moderate to severe damage to several buildings, including a church and city hall. Large trees and power lines were also knocked down. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Petersburg | $100,000 | The breakdown of the Howard County District #2 levee caused at least two other levees to fail, which caused more running water to enter into the farmlands of southern Howard County, as well as the towns of Franklin and New Franklin. The overall value of the damage from this event is unknown. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Petersburg | $100,000 | This is a continuation of the flash flooding as a result of a levee failure near Petersburg, Missouri. Howard County District #2 levee failed the night before, allowing the already flooding Missouri River to spill into low lying areas of southern Howard County. Most of this area consisted of farmland, but the cities of Franklin and New Franklin received several inches of running water. News articles from across the local region indicated that crops planted earlier in the growing season in the southern part of the county were lost. Monetary damages are unknown from this flood event. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Petersburg | $100,000 | Howard County District #2 levee failed allowing the already flooding Missouri River to spill into low lying areas of southern Howard County. Most of this area consisted of farmland, but the cities of Franklin and New Franklin received several inches of running water. News articles from across the local region indicated that crops planted earlier in the growing season in the southern part of the county were lost. Monetary damages are unknown from this flood event. This flash flooding event carried into the first couple days of June. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glasgow | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage on several farms in northwestern Howard County. Several outbuildings were damaged, including a machine barn that was destroyed. A combine was damaged when part of the machine barn landed on it. Several large trees were downed, also damaging a house and a pickup truck. |
| April 1993 | Hail | New Franklin | $50,000 | Tennis ball size hail broke several car windows and dented parked cars at a nearby lumber yard. The New Franklin Police Department and an area farmer reported 1.00-inch-diameter hail and smaller covering the ground as deep as 3 inches in and east of New Franklin. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fayette | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1959 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1959 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1959 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $5,000 | Roof damage reported. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glasgow | $5,000 | House roof damaged...several outbuildings damaged...and numerous trees down. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glasgow | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through the northern half of Howard county. Winds gusted up to 60 mph five miles east of Glasgow knocking down trees and destroying a utility shed. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed numerous trees and power lines in Fayette. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $5,000 | Numerous power lines and poles were blown down. |
| March 1993 | Hail | New Franklin | $5,000 | Reported by the New Franklin Police Department. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $5,000 | Reported by the New Franklin Police Department. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Harrisburg | $5,000 | Reported by the Boone County Sheriff's Office. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $4,000 | A metal roof was blown off a house. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $2,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $2,000 | Howard County Sheriff's Office reported a downed pole on the west side of Fayette. There were also several reports of small hail throughout Howard County. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $1,000 | Power lines downed. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $500 | A large tree was reported uprooted, with several smaller trees snapped off. A carport was lifted up and then blown down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | $500 | Thunderstorm winds gusted up to 60 mph, with damage observed to a carport, that was lifted into the air and and blown down. A large tree was uprooted and several smaller trees were also snapped off. |
| May 1966 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| June 1958 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Downed tree and wires near Chancellor Street in New Franklin. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette Fld Arpt | - | Several downed trees and wires near County Road 419 south of Fayette. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette Fld Arpt | - | Multiple broken power poles south of Fayette. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Boonville | - | Downed wires near County Road 345 near Franklin/New Franklin. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilldale | - | Downed wires near County Road 433 near Rocheport. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette Fld Arpt | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near Route 240. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steinmetz | - | Downed wires and power outages in the Glasgow area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Downed tree and wires near County Road 448. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | MPING report of trees down Herndon Street. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Multiple tree limbs and wires down just north of New Franklin. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette Fld Arpt | - | Several reports of downed wires and power outages southeast of Fayette. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton | - | Multiple reports of downed powerlines near Route A south of Bunker Hill. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Social media photos of multiple trees and limbs down between Franklin and New Franklin. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Franklin | - | Several reports of downed power lines northwest of New Franklin. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Estill | - | Power Pole downed in rural Howard County. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Large tree limbs and power wires down across Fayette with power outages. Large tree downed at Highway 124 and 101. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Franklin | - | Tree limbs and wires down with power outages. |
| April 2023 | Hail | North Boonville | - | Hen egg sized hail was reported near New Franklin. |
| April 2023 | Hail | New Franklin | - | Hen egg sized hail was reported in New Franklin. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Burton | - | Three inch hail fell near Fayette. No damage was reported with this hail report. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Law enforcement dispatch reported a tree over County Road 209, just north of Fayette. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Franklin | - | State Highway Z was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Burton | - | State Highway H was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Hilldale | - | State Highway 124 was closed near Moniteau Creek due to flooding. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Glasgow | - | Ongoing flooding along the Missouri River continued through the month of April and into May. Several roads were closed near the banks of the Missouri River. This flooding began in mid March and due to upstream releases and continued periods of heavy rain the flooding continued into May. Monetary damages are unknown despite the entry indicating 0 dollars of damages. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Glasgow Arpt | - | Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time. |
| May 2019 | Flood | North Boonville | - | Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Armstrong | - | A weak and brief tornado formed near Armstrong. Little to no damage and no injuries were reported as a result of this tornado. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilldale | - | Trees were reported down along HWY 124 near Fayette. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glasgow | - | Numerous large trees were down throughout the city. Utility poles were also snapped in half. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 28 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 26 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 26 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 1 |
| Barium-Barite | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Alkive Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glasgow Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hall + Riley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Klusmeyer Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Yeager Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
History of Howard and Chariton Counties, Missouri : Written and Compiled from the Most Official Authentic and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns, and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of 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 | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | Armstrong, Steinmetz | 59,164 words | 78 |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 2 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.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 4 of those read) | 23,388 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 5 of those read) | 31,450 words in 2 parts |
Everyone History of Howard and Chariton Counties, Missouri : Written and Compiled from the Most Official Authentic and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns, and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri .. stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1883.
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.
Franklin township · 65250 · On Cottonwood Creek · Franklin quadrangle
17 sheets, 1890 to 1985
Moniteau township · 65248 · Hilldale quadrangle
15 sheets, 1890 to 1985
No longer a settlement
Boonslick township · 65254 · On Buster Branch · Arrow Rock quadrangle
17 sheets, 1890 to 1985
Franklin township · 65274 · On Sulphur Creek · New Franklin quadrangle
15 sheets, 1890 to 1985
Boonslick township · 65250 · On Boones Branch · Arrow Rock quadrangle
17 sheets, 1890 to 1985
The vanished settlements of Howard County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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