78 topographic sheets cover 39 settlements here, and 22 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
22 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 2 stories and name 248 people · people the book names include Judge Daniel Adams (Washington Township, 1881) · Joseph Albin (Simpson Township, 1881) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: Abraham B. Whaley; Adam Carpenter. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
one of the most prominent school teachers of the county; was born in Palmyra, Missouri, April 13, 1835. His father and mother lived in Marion county up to 1865. The subject of this sketch was a captain in Marmaduke's brigade, and was captured during the war in Monroe county, north Missouri, and was held as a political prisoner in Cincinnati, until the close of the war.
P. O. Knobnoster, Missouri, was born in Kentucky, July 8, 1804. His father was a native of Virginia, and emigrated to Kentucky at an early day, where he was killed by the Indians. Mr. Carpenter was married, in 1834, to Miss Mary Jones. He remained in Kentucky until 1851, when he came to Missouri, and settled within three miles ot Knobnoster.
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: 362 of them, burning about 2,153 acres. 9 started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 198 |
| Debris and open burning | 104 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121675-05161-03152015-1400 |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 175 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176373-05130-03152018-1202 |
| 26 January 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 85 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176169-05130-01262018-1353 |
| 26 January 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176042-05130-01262018-1417 |
| 21 March 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 January 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119438-05161-01192015-1305 |
| 5 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 644 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 15 injuries and about $6,873,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 292 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 241 |
| Flash Flood | 47 |
| Tornado | 34 |
| Flood | 26 |
| Lightning | 3 |
| Funnel Cloud | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1964 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Lightning | Holden | 1 killed, 1 hurt | A 53 year old man was struck by lightning in the parking lot at the conclusion of the Holden, MO Rodeo. The lightning strike was fatal. |
| June 2024 | Lightning | Holden | 1 killed | A 53 year old man was killed when struck by lightning in the parking lot outside of the Holden Chamber of Commerce Rodeo around 11 pm CDT on Friday, June 28th, 2024. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Leeton | 4 hurt, $2,000,000 | Tornado touched down at 2040 CST 2 miles northeast of Leeton...producing F0 damage along PP Highway. As it moved northeast...additional F0 to F1 damage was noted to a farmstead along SE 650th Road. The most intense F2 damage was noted along Y Highway just east of Highway 23...where several homes suffered F2 damage. The tornado crossed into Pettis county at 2057 CST...1.5 miles southeast of Whiteman Air Force Base. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Holden | 2 hurt, $1,100,000 | F1 tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Holden and then moved northeast across Route 131 before skipping to and then lifting 3 miles west southwest of Centerview. The biggest impact was at the Miller Training Stables on Route 131. Two women received minor injuries when their house was lifted off the foundation. Six horses were killed and 42 were injured. Three barns, the residence, and 3 cars were heavily damaged or destroyed. There were also several other homes and barns damaged by the tornado before it lifted. |
| May 1968 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 2 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elm | 2 hurt, $60,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed two mobile homes, and substantially damaged a single family residence. Two people in one of the mobile homes suffered minor injuries due to flying debris. Two automobiles were also overturned. |
| April 1969 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Warrensburg | $2,000,000 | A tornado moved across the north side of Warrensburg, damaging approximately 100 homes andbusinesses. No injuries or deaths were reported. The tornado was on the ground for 10 minutes, movingto the east. The path width ranged between 50 and 75 yards, and rear flank downdraft winds to the southof the tornado, caused minor damage to structures in downtown Warrensburg. |
| November 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Holden | $200,000 | EF1 tornado touched down 5 miles south of Holden at 5:18 PM CST and moved north-northeast 2 miles, before lifting 3 miles south of Holden at 5:21 PM CST. The tornado damaged two homes, one business, and several farm buildings. Power lines and trees were also downed. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holden | $50,000 | A trailer was destroyed, and another home sustained roof damage. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Chilhowee | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holden | $25,000 | Several barns destroyed and numerous trees down. Also minor damage to homes. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latour | $25,000 | Damage reported to several buildings in town from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteman Afb | $25,000 | Buildings damaged on the base. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Warrensburg | $25,000 | Tornado touchdown was observed one half mile northwest of the intersection of SE 401st Road and SE 300th Road, or near the city landfill. Damage of F1 intensity was noted at this location to a private business. The tornado continued northeast to near Whiteman Air Force Base before dissipating 1 mile northeast of the base. Damage along the path was rated F0 throughout this area, along the rest of the path. |
| May 1968 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1968 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1968 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Kingsville | $20,000 | Tornado crossed from Cass county into Johnson county at 10:06 PM CST, 6 miles south southwest of Kingsville. The tornado produced damage to 2 homes and one garage as it moved northeast. The tornado lifted 1 mile south of Kingsville at 10:14 PM CST. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Warrensburg | $16,000 | A lightning strike killed 8 cattle at the Central Missouri State University Agricultural Research Farm. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingsville | $12,000 | A roof was blown off a log style home, at NW 1871 RD, or just southeast of Kingsville.|Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Noster | $10,000 | A tree was blown down on a garage near McPherson. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chilhowee | $10,000 | Old barn, 10 to 15 years of age, was flattened, at a residence near Chilhowee. A neighbor's roof was also ripped off as strong winds came through the area. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | (Szl)Whiteman Afb | $10,000 | Tornado touched down in a fescue field just east of the intersection of Missouri route 23 and 725th St.in rural eastern Johnson county. Moved into Owsley with trees snapped off and broken. A truck was blown sideways and a playhouse was destroyed. The tornado moved into a conservation area into Pettis county. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail and power lines down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingsville | $10,000 | Law enforcement officials reported wind gusts as high as 70 mph and numerous downed power lines in and around Kingsville. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holden | $10,000 | A barn was severely damaged by thunderstorm winds southwest of Holden. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Warrensburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph, with numerous power poles down in Warrensburg. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holden | $5,000 | Numerous reports of trees and power lines down. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down around Warrensburg. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Leeton | $5,000 | F0 tornado touched down 6 miles east of Leeton at 2020 CST...and exited from Johnson county into Pettis county at 2024 CST. Tornado traveled northeast over rural areas of southeastern Johnson county. One barn suffered minor damage. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $5,000 | Several highway signs down. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Warrensburg | $5,000 | Tornado touchdown reported near 251 and BB Highway...2 southwest of Warrensburg. Barn partially destroyed. Tornado dissipated just south of Warrensburg. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $5,000 | Roof and gutter damage to mobile homes. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayetteville | $5,000 | The sheriff's office reported utility poles down along State Highway 13 near Fayetteville. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Holden | $5,000 | A storm spotter with the Holden Fire Department observed a tornado 7 miles south of Holden that remained on the ground for two minutes, moving northeast. Several trees and power lines were downed by the storm. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayetteville | $5,000 | Large trees were reported down along route 13 about 6 miles west of Fayetteville by the Johnson County sheriff's office. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved through the area producing damaging winds. Trees were downed along Route H east of Fayetteville, and some large limbs were knocked down in Warrensburg. Some of these limbs landed on a mobile home, causing minor damage. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsville | $5,000 | Several sheds were knocked down. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Warrensburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $4,000 | Several power lines were downed by severe thunderstorms in the Warrensburg area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsville | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 60 mph, and caused downed powerlines. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Noster | $3,000 | Many power lines reported down and several cars blown off road. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Noster | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved through Johnson County knocking down trees in Knob Noster and producing 64 mph winds at Whiteman Air Force Base. |
| June 1971 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 1961 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1960 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Noster | $2,000 | A supercell thunderstorm intensified as it moved into eastern Johnson County, near Knob Noster. Strong, straight-line winds estimated up to 60 mph, caused some minor damage to a house and mobile home. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $2,000 | The 100 block of Main Street, had two, three feet in diameter trees, blown down. The trees knocked down power lines. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holden | $2,000 | Damage to several buildings. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Noster | $2,000 | Trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 80 mph with cars blown off road. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knob Noster | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees two miles east of Knob Noster. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holden | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through Central Johnson County producing wind gusts up to 60 mph three miles north of Centerview knocking down large tree limbs. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Holden. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerview | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through Central Johnson County producing wind gusts up to 60 mph three miles north of Centerview knocking down large tree limbs. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Holden. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $1,000 | Trees and a power pole were reported blown down in town. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 57 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 54 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 52 |
| Coal, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 3 |
| Clay | 1 |
| Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Cooper Mine | Coal, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Coal / Ls. | Coal, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls./Coal | Coal, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bates City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bruce Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Centerview Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fayetteville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Leeton Qsuarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Marr Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Montserrat Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pickel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Porter 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Warrensburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Warrensburg Quarry - Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
History of Johnson County, Missouri devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 15 are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerview Township | Centerview, Greendoor | 12,022 words | 29 | |
| Chilhowee Township | Chilhowee, Denton, Magnolia, Old Chilhowee | 5,184 words | 10 | |
| Columbus Township | Columbus | 4,323 words | 14 | |
| Grover Township | Dunksburg | 94 words | 0 | |
| Hazel Hill Township | Fayetteville, Hoffman, Robbins | 1,945 words | 5 | |
| Jackson Township | Elm, Fulkerson, Pittsville | 30,364 words | 28 | |
| Jefferson Township | Burtville, Henrietta, New Castle, Owsley, Sutherland | 14,319 words | 43 | |
| Kingsville Township | Kingsville | 7,023 words | 13 | |
| Madison Township | Holden | 16,581 words | 41 | |
| Montserrat Township | Bristle Ridge, Carbon Hill, Montserrat | 297 words | 0 | |
| Post Oak Township | Cornelia, Leeton, Post Oak | 6,939 words | 19 | |
| Rose Hill Township | Fenwick, Latour, Medford, Quick City, Rose Hill | 8,644 words | 21 | |
| Simpson Township | Mount Olive, Valley City | 5,521 words | 11 | |
| Warrensburg Township | Blackwater, Bowmansville, Pertle Springs, Warrensburg | 5,328 words | 8 | |
| Washington Township | Knob Noster | 17,814 words | 57 |
2 books written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 88 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.
Everyone History of Johnson County, 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 1918.
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.
Warrensburg township · 64093 · On Devils Branch · Warrensburg East quadrangle
22 sheets, 1885 to 1983
No longer a settlement
Jefferson township · 65336 · On Coperas Creek · Burtville quadrangle
19 sheets, 1885 to 1983
Chilhowee township · 64040 · On White Oak Creek · Blairstown quadrangle
18 sheets, 1885 to 1983
Rose Hill township · 64040 · On Hornsby Branch · Kingsville quadrangle
14 sheets, 1887 to 1983
Centerview township · 64093 · On Honey Creek · Warrensburg West quadrangle
19 sheets, 1885 to 1983
Washington township · 65336 · Near Knobs · Knob Noster quadrangle
23 sheets, 1885 to 1983
Rose Hill township · 64747 · On Walnut Creek · Quick City quadrangle
13 sheets, 1887 to 1983
Rose Hill township · 64747 · On Camp Branch · Kingsville quadrangle
14 sheets, 1887 to 1983
Simpson township · 65336 · On Blackjack Creek · Knob Noster quadrangle
23 sheets, 1885 to 1983
The vanished settlements of Johnson County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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