39 topographic sheets cover 24 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 2 people · people the book names include M. E. Church, South, Bedford (Grand River Township, 1913) · M. E. Church, Chula (Rich Hill Township, 1913) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
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 | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chillicothe Commercial Historic District | district | 2002 | 02001176 |
| Chillicothe Industrial Home for Girls | district | 2010 | 10000182 | |
 | Courthouse Square Historic District | district | 2002 | 02001177 |
 | Grace Episcopal Church and Building | building | 1980 | 80002375 |
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 54 of them, burning about 1,152 acres. 1 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 237 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176690-05996-04122018-1605 |
| 23 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 175 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176104-05996-03032018-1154 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176689-05996-04122018-1339 |
| 11 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 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 236 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $3,013,580 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 103 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 89 |
| Flood | 19 |
| Tornado | 12 |
| Flash Flood | 11 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Chillicothe | $1,700,000 | A tornado struck just south of Chillicothe where highway 65 crosses Shoal Creek, east-northeast to approximately 3 miles east of Chillicothe. Isolated areas of F1 magnitude tornado damage were observed, especially along CR255. Widespread straight-line wind damage also noted along the path of this tornado. Witnesses described seeing what appeared to be a 6-mile wide lowering with intermittent vortices touching the ground. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $500,000 | The MetLife blimp that broke from its mast in Kansas City, came to a rest on private property. The blimp accompanied a squall line nearly 60 miles before crashing. The blimp was severely damaged and there was minor damage to a truck on the ground. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Chillicothe | $250,000 | The tornado touched down 7 miles east of Chillicothe, detroying a maching shed and downing several telephone poles and trees. Before dissipating 7 miles north of Wheeling, a pole barn, grain bin, and a small garage was destroyed near the point where the tornado lifted. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Chillicothe | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $100,000 | Missouri State Troopers reported several trees blown down as a result of severe thunderstorm winds along D Highway 9 miles southwest of Chillicothe. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mooresville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1991 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1971 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1957 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1954 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chula | $20,000 | A hayshed was lifted off its foundation and a combine was lifted and thrown by thunderstorm winds. Tree limbs up to 12 inches in diameter were broken and thrown about. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $10,000 | Strong winds knocked down large tree limbs in Chillicothe. A few power lines were downed by the limbs, and a tree fell into a house, creating a large hole. Street flooding also occurred with 1.18 inches of rain in just 25 minutes. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Spring Hill | $5,000 | On the storm survey of a larger tornado just downstream of this location a metal building was seen heavily damaged. It was determined to not be part of the path of the larger tornado downstream. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $5,000 | Roof off of barn and upstairs house window blown out. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $4,000 | Numerous power lines were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe Arpt | $3,000 | Two billboards were reported blown over. A sign for a Caterpillar dealer was blown off. A metal barn roof was peeled back. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chula | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 1966 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 1958 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | Power poles were reported down, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $2,000 | A large oak tree fell on an outbuilding, crushing everything inside. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $1,000 | Powerlines were reported down across the town. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $1,000 | A roof was blown off a 50X80 foot building onto a road. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $750 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. A few strips of siding were blown off a house. A privacy fence was partially blown down. A six inch diameter tree was blown over. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe Arpt | $500 | Shingle damage was reported to two homes. A small outbuilding was also blown over. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $500 | Tree limbs and power lines were reported down, with cable and phone service out. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $500 | A billboard was blown over at the intersection of Highway 65 and Highway 190. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | $200 | A large tree and power line were reported down in Chillicothe. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | $100 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph, with roof shingles blown off a home. |
| January 1967 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Social media report of downed tree limbs near Utica. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Report of downed tree limbs in the Utica area. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Social media report of 60 mph wind gusts in Utica. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheeling | - | Downed trees in Wheeling. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe Arpt | - | Report of semi tipped over at Hwy 36 and Liv 255. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | Estimated gusts up to 60 mph in Chillicothe. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Healthy crop was knocked over by the wind. Estimated winds around 60 mph. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Utica | - | Quarter sized hail in Utica. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Utica | - | Half dollar sized hail near Utica. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Chillicothe | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Chillicothe. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | Large tree limbs downed across Chillicothe. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chula | - | Estimated 60 mph winds near Chula. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Chillicothe | - | This report came in via social media. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturges | - | On a survey of a large tornado a manufactured home was seen outside of the tornado path slide off its blocks. This damage was consistent with the location and behavior of strong RFD winds south of the track of the tornado off to the northeast. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Eversonville | - | A large and long-tracked tornado formed just northeast of Chillicothe and proceeded into Linn County. The tornado stayed over mainly rural areas of Livingston County, but still impacted a few residences and outbuildings in the east central part of the county. This is the first section of the tornado that tracked into Linn County and impacted Purdin, Missouri. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | Several large tree limbs around 4 to 6 inches in diameter broke. Power outages were also reported with this storm. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | ASOS measured 60 mph wind. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | Public reported 60 mph wind. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Dawn | - | This stone measured and reported by the PSU field project. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Ludlow | - | Route DD closed in both directions near Ludlow. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Mooresville | - | Multiple roads in the Ludlow area were closed due to flooding waters. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | Numerous trees were down and structures were damaged in Chillicothe. It is unknown the exact breadth of the damage or costs of the damage. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Chillicothe | - | Water over the road on 3rd Street near the old prison property caused a vehicle to stall. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | A tree of unknown size and condition was blown onto a box trailer. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Ludlow | - | State Route D was closed due to flooding along Shoal Creek. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Ludlow | - | State Route DD was closed due to flooding from nearby creeks. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe Arpt | - | A chicken coop was blown over and a section of fence was blown 100 yards in the neighbor's yard. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Dawn | - | State Route C was closed due to flooding along Shoal Creek. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chillicothe | - | The public called in a report of 60 to 70 mph winds near Chillicothe. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Chillicothe | - | Water was flowing over several roads in Chillicothe as a result of heavy rain. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 80 workings inside this county. 6 still produce and 74 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 54 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 22 |
| Clay | 3 |
| Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica Roving Sand Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Midland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Midland Clay Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Mound Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Twp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Twp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Monroe Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mooresville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wells Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wendle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wurster Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Past and Present of Livingston County, Missouri : a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Township | Blue Mound, Dawn | 475 words | 1 | |
| Chillicothe Township | Chillicothe, Cleary, Cream Ridge, Norville | 12,700 words | 15 | |
| Cream Ridge Township | Chula, Farmersville, Niantic | 237 words | 0 | |
| Fairview Township | Avalon, Cavendish, Corner Campbell School | 814 words | 1 | |
| Grand River Township | Bedford | 591 words | 1 | |
| Jackson Township | Genova, Silverleaf, Springhill | 1,170 words | 0 | |
| Medicine Township | Harmony | 296 words | 0 | |
| Monroe Township | Ludlow | 549 words | 1 | |
| Mooresville Township | Mooresville | 220 words | 0 | |
| Rich Hill Township | Sturges | 1,753 words | 4 | |
| Wheeling Township | Leopolis, Wheeling | 1,602 words | 1 |
Everyone Past and Present of Livingston County, Missouri : a Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement 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 1913.
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.
Grand River township · 64643 · On Campbell Creek · Fountain Grove quadrangle
15 sheets, 1924 to 1984
Chillicothe township · 64601 · On Shoal Creek · Utica East quadrangle
13 sheets, 1924 to 1984
Fairview township · 64601 · On Wolf Grove Creek · Avalon quadrangle
15 sheets, 1924 to 1984
Blue Mound township · 64638 · On Rattlesnake Creek · Utica West quadrangle
13 sheets, 1924 to 1984
Cream Ridge township · 64683 · On No Creek · Farmersville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1921 to 1984
Medicine township · 64688 · On Little Muddy Creek · Chula quadrangle
14 sheets, 1924 to 1983
No longer a settlement
Wheeling township · 64688 · On Norman Branch · Wheeling quadrangle
14 sheets, 1924 to 1984
No longer a settlement
Jackson township · 64601 · Near Happy Hollow · Farmersville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1921 to 1984
The vanished settlements of Livingston County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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