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Miller County, Missouri

71 topographic sheets cover 33 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
Miller County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 685 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 2 sites, 2 structures and 1 district.
  • 1 of the 9 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 33 populated places in this county; 33 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.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bagnell Dam and Osage Power Plantsite200808000822
Boeckman Bridgestructure197979001382
Grand Auglaize Bridgestructure2020100005663
Iberia Academy and Junior Collegebuilding198080002379
Lake of the Ozarks State Park Highway 134 Historic Districtdistrict198585000533
Olean Railroad Depotbuilding199393001452
P.A. Sanning Storebuilding200505000613
Union Electric Administration Building-Lakeside (Boundary Increase)site201111000400
Union Electrict Administration Building-Lakesidebuilding199898000364

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

280 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 280 of them, burning about 5,620 acres. 2 started naturally and 56 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning126
Missing data/not specified/undetermined75
Arson/incendiarism56
Equipment and vehicle use9
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking4
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 April 2018Natural760 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176513-80001-04152018-1530
7 March 2018Arson/incendiarism727 acresMissouri Department of Conservation165988-80001-03072018-1200
30 November 1995Debris and open burning405 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 March 1994Arson/incendiarism255 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
13 November 1999Debris and open burning251 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 March 1992Arson/incendiarism250 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined240 acresMissouri Department of ConservationROCK QUARRY RD. BRUMLEY
2 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresMissouri Department of ConservationMARSH HOLLOW

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

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 481 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 481 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 8 injuries and about $22,718,280 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail172
Thunderstorm Wind163
Flash Flood90
Tornado29
Flood14
Heavy Rain9
Funnel Cloud2
Wildfire1
Dust Devil1

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 1997Flash FloodTuscumbia2 killedno account filed
May 2013Flash FloodAurora Spgs1 killedA teen was near a storm drain culvert and was swept away by quickly rising water. His body was later recovered along a creek about half a mile from the original location. Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall were moving through the area at the time.
May 1978Tornado (F1)not stated5 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 2019Tornado (EF1)West Aurora1 hurt, $4,000,000A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 104 mph began southwest of Eldon and tracked through Eldon before continuing northeast. The tornado eventually crossed into Cole County where it strengthened to EF-3 strength before impacting Jefferson City. In Miller County, the tornado touched down west of the Eldon Country Club and damaged numerous homes across the southern and eastern sections of Eldon. One injury occurred in this area. The tornado then tracked northeast, crossing Highway 54 twice, and uprooted or snapped numerous trees as it moved across rural areas in northeastern Miller County before crossing Highway AA at Spring Garden and entering Cole County west of Shipman Road.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Eldon1 hurt, $100,000no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindEldon1 hurt, $50,000Strong thunderstorm downbursts shattered windows on several houses and severely damaged a mobile home. In Olean winds snapped a mobile home from its moorings and pushed it 20 feet, injuring an occupant. A house near the mobile home had its garage roof and the overhead doors taken off. Five miles west of Olean strong winds broke off the upstairs porch and part of the roof and tossed it over the house into the back yard. Damage to several barns was also reported from the county. The most serious damage occured when a strong wind gust blew off the south end of a hay barn and scattered it across a field to the east. A horse in the barn was killed.
April 2026HailIberia$7,000,000A slow moving elevated severe thunderstorm produced hail from the size of quarters up to tennis balls, 3 inches, in size as it moved across the city of Iberia. Significant damage to roofs, vehicles, and other structures occurred. This swath of hail was nearly 3 miles in length with hail falling for as much as 25 minutes across portions of the city.
October 1986Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 2017Flash FloodBagnell$2,000,000Several homes and business sustained flood damage across the county. Numerous roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Miller County.
August 2013Flash FloodTuscumbia$2,000,000This storm report will include the total estimated damage for the flooding event. Several homes around Tuscumbia were flooded and some residents were rescued from high water. Several low water crossings and roadways were damaged due to the water.
April 2026HailMarys Home$750,000Golf ball size hail was reported damaging at least 20 vehicles and breaking out windows. Roof damage to a home and business occurred.
April 2026HailSpring Garden$625,000Tennis ball sized hail was reported. multiple homes, out buildings, vehicles and businesses received damage.
December 2015Flash FloodMarys Home$500,000Highway 17 was closed near Saline Creek. Nearly all low water crossings were flooded. Several rural roads suffered flood damage. There were several homes and properties that sustained flood water damage. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event.
April 2026HailEtterville$450,000Hail to the size of golf balls were reported by the public. Multiple reports of large hail were received.
March 2008Flash FloodEldon Arpt$250,000Three to five inches of rain fell over Miller County. Areas that typically flood due to excessive rainfall were flooded. Several secondary roads experienced damage.
June 1990Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2024HailEldon$150,000Hail to ping pong balls in size occurred in the city of Eldon. Minor roof and vehicle damage occurred.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindKaiser Lake Ozark Ar$100,000A localized downburst downed multiple trees at Highway 42 and Bear Creek Road, as well as at Highways 42 and 134 blocking the road. Trees were also downed at the Lee C Fine Airport. Damage occurred to two planes at the airport and the AWOS went offline due to loss of power.
April 2002Flash FloodCountywide$100,000no account filed
April 2024HailOlean$80,000Hail to the size of golf balls was reported. Minor roof and vehicle damage occurred.
December 2017Tornado (EF1)Brumley$50,000A NWS storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado was on the ground for about 0.4 miles. The tornado damaged a house, multiple trees, and an outbuilding. The tornado was on the ground for about a minute with maximum estimated wind speeds up to 99 mph and a maximum width of 100 yards.
June 2009Tornado (EF1)Faith$50,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted sections of rural Miller County. The tornado damaged several trees along with some farm trailers and fences. Estimated wind gusts from the tornado were 100 mph.
July 2004Tornado (F1)Eldon$50,000A derecho swept across Miller County during the early morning hours of July 5th. Three brief intermittent tornadoes occurred in rural areas of Northern Miller County. One barn was destroyed and moderate structural damage occurred to a frame home at the initial touchdown location. At the second location, a swath of trees were destroyed downed in a forested area. A final touchdown occurred five miles due east of Eldon where several trees were downed.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindLake Ozark$50,000Light poles and trees were blown down in Eldon. Some outbuildings and sheds were damaged. In Lake Ozark, several large trees were blown down damaging cars.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBrumley$50,000Strong winds destroyed a mobile home and downed several large trees and power lines. The city of Brumley lost power during the storm.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindTuscumbia$50,000Strong winds shattered several windows on the upper level of the Miller County Courthouse. Wind rushed into a broken window in one of the offices and scattered ceiling tiles and a few books onto the floor. Strong winds also downed numerous trees and damaged the roofs on several barns.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindIberia$40,000High winds peeled metal roofing off a few buildings and blew the roofing into a nearby field. Power was reported out in Iberia.
June 2025HailWest Aurora$30,000Photos from social media showed several hail stones between half dollar and golf ball size hail. A large volume of hail was reported within the storm, with Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers requesting MODOT assistance clearing the roadway on Highway 54. Several vehicles had damaged windshields.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindIberia$25,000Multiple power outages were reported with power lines down.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEldon$25,000Several power lines were reported down.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindBagnell$25,000There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down across southwestern Miller County especially near the Rocky Mount area to near Kaiser.
July 2010HailTuscumbia$25,000Numerous windows were broken out of vehicles and homes along Highway 52. Several roofs were also damaged with holes noted in siding.
April 1998HailTuscumbia$25,000Hail covered the ground in north side of the city and along Highway 52 just north of Tuscumbia. Cars were dented by the large hail and minor roof damage was reported.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindCountywide$25,000no account filed
May 1977Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1970Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 1966Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
October 1966Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
December 2021Thunderstorm WindUlman$20,000Winds estimated between 60 and 70 mph caused significant damage to an outbuilding and snapped several trees.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindSt Elizabeth$20,000Several large trees were reported down or uprooted. One large tree was reported on a home causing significant damage to a porch and the roof.
March 2000WildfireCountywide$20,000no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindIberia$18,000no account filed
February 2023Thunderstorm WindKaiser Lake Ozark Ar$15,000Significant roof damage was reported with shingles and some decking peeled of a home.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindMarys Home$15,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEtterville$13,000Report of multiple trees down and damage to an outbuilding.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEldon$12,000Report of a tree down on Colorado Avenue in Eldon that hit 2 vehicles and downed powerlines.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBagnell$10,000A few large trees were uprooted with one falling and damaging a recreational vehicle. The report was received via social media.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindBagnell$10,000Power lines and trees were reported down along Jade Road.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSt Elizabeth$10,000A microburst caused a significant amount of tree damage around the city of Saint Elizabeth. Over 600 residents lost power at one time.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindUlman$10,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Ulman and across Miller County. There was video of this wind damage on social media.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindTuscumbia$10,000A picture from Facebook showed a tree on a house.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindEtterville$10,000A NWS storm survey revealed that a microburst with winds estimated around 90 miles per hour snapped several trees. One tree fell on a house damaging the chimney and breaking a window.
May 2011HailOlean$10,000no account filed
May 2011HailOlean$10,000no account filed
July 2004Tornado (F1)Eldon$10,000no account filed
July 2004Tornado (F1)Eldon$10,000no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodLake Ozark$10,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

129 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 129 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 126 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken37
Iron36
Barium-Barite21
Lead, Zinc11
Lead8
Sand and Gravel, Construction5
Clay4
Limestone, Dimension2
Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc1
Sulfur-Pyrite1
Zinc, Lead1
Zinc, Barium-Barite, Coal, Lead1
Zinc1
Coal, Lead, Zinc1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blackburns DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
Coulogue MineBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Grass Roots DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Hockney DiggingsCoal, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Lambert MineSulfur-PyritePast Producer
Ulrey TractZinc, Barium-Barite, Coal, LeadPast Producer
Unknown-LsLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown-LsLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Henry Carroll MineClayPast Producer
Robinet MineClayPast Producer
Unknown-ClayClayPast Producer
Wrights ProspectClayPast Producer
Osage Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ozark Sand Co. Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown-S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown-S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Compton's DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Finley DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Fox DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Indian Grave DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Jones MineLeadPast Producer
Olean Lead MinesLeadPast Producer
Unknown-LeadLeadPast Producer
Bunker's ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Capp DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Clay DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Coykendall ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Crump DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Enon ShaftLead, ZincPast Producer
Hoff DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Mcmillian DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Rothwell DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Tiptons ProspectLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown-Lead & ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Baryte DiggingsBarium-BaritePast Producer
Beach MinesBarium-BaritePast Producer
Bear Creek MinesBarium-BaritePast Producer
Earl Starks LandBarium-BaritePast Producer
Ford and Gray MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Ford-Grey MineBarium-BaritePast ProducerSurface
James Hart LandBarium-BaritePast Producer
Kerr MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Libbert Barite ProspectBarium-BaritePast Producer
Lionel Libbert MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Marys Home ProspectBarium-BariteUnknown
Meade MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Peter MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Platter MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Russell MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Seigel-Martin Tiff BankBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown-BaBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown-BaBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown-BaBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown-BaBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown-BaBarium-BariteProspect
Abbott BankIronPast Producer
Albertson BankIronPast Producer
Armstedt BankIronPast Producer
Bolin Creek BankIronPast Producer
Bond Iron BanksIronPast Producer
Bowers BankIronPast Producer
Brown BankIronPast Producer
Burlington BankIronPast Producer
Champion BankIronPast Producer
Dobson BankIronPast Producer
Fancher BankIronPast Producer
Gardner BankIronPast Producer
Goodrich BankIronPast Producer
Goodrich Number ThreeIronPast Producer
Goodrich Number Three MineIronPast Producer
Hancock MineIronPast Producer
Hannah MineIronPast Producer
Harlan BankIronPast Producer
J W Martin BankIronPast Producer
Laclede BankIronPast Producer
Lawson Mine Number OneIronPast Producer
Mcdonald Bank Number TwoIronPast Producer
Pierce BankIronPast Producer
Pioneer Mine Number TwoIronPast Producer
Short BankIronPast Producer
Stevens BankIronPast Producer
Tobin BankIronPast Producer
Tuscumbia BankIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown-FeIronPast Producer
West BankIronPast Producer
Whipple BankIronPast Producer
William Davis BankIronPast Producer
Benco QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hicks QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Howard Quarry Number Eighty-TwoStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jeff-Cole Plant #3 - QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Sullen QuarryStone, 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 - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, 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-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-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-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-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
William Whetnall QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

33

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.

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.