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Monroe County, Missouri

57 topographic sheets cover 23 settlements here, and 8 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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“The first murder case was the State of Missouri ajjainst Buroess Oglesby, John J. This case was tried after one or two delays, in 1835, and the defendants acquitted. Sinclair Kirtlev was prosecuting attorney in the case, and Austin A.”

Third Grand Jury - History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri (1884). Machine-read text.

8 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 4 stories and name 2 people · people the book names include Killing Of Jesse James (South Fork Township, 1884) (machine-read).

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

Missouri within the United States
Monroe County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 306 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 8 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings and 1 structure.
  • 1 of them is a covered bridge.
  • 1 of the 8 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 23 populated places in this county; 23 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 1 public-domain county history, 1884, supplies 43,736 words of narrative reproduced here.

What happened here

4 accounts

Among them: Chapter Xiii; Chapter; Chaptee Vii Miscellaneous History During 1862. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.

From History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri, published 1884 - South Fork Township

Chapter Xiii

Introductory Remarks - Priestly H. McBride - David Todd - Austin A. King - Ezra Hunt - A. B. Chambers - Albert G. Harrison - John Anderson - James R. Abernathy - Present Members of the Bar - Crimes and Accidents - Miss Jennie Searcy Killed by a Train of Cars - W.T.Johnson - JepthaHeathman - George Stayton - Robert Cummings - "William Rouse - W.

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From History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri, published 1884 - South Fork Township

Chapter

The First Cabins, Norton's Hog-Keeper's, Maj. Dickerson's, and Others - The Settlers of 1833 - Surveying - Cholera - First Death in the County - First Store and Post-office - First Election - Sketch of Maj. Dickerson - Miscellaneous Historic Incidents up to 1839 - The Indians - Game and Wild Animals - Early Marriages - Pioneer Preaching and Preachers - Pioneer Life Generally .

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From History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri, published 1884 - South Fork Township

Chaptee Vii Miscellaneous History During 1862

Organization of the Missouri State Militia - Go's. A and H, of the 11th M. S. M - Bushwhacking in the Spring of 1862 - The Murderous Affair at Walkersville - Two Soldiers and One Citizen Killed - Pursuit of the Bushwhackers, and Killing of Two of Their Number - Execution of Rowland Harvey - Glover's Campaign in the Spring - Miscellaneous - Execution of Frank Drake and Ed.

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From History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri, published 1884 - South Fork Township

Third Grand Jury

The first murder case was the State of Missouri ajjainst Buroess Oglesby, John J. Callison et al. This case was tried after one or two delays, in 1835, and the defendants acquitted. Sinclair Kirtlev was prosecuting attorney in the case, and Austin A. King defended. The defendant, Oglesby, was chnrged with killing Robert Donaldson by striking him with a stick of wood, and Callison and others were charged as being his accomplices.

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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
Farmers and Merchants Bank Buildingbuilding201211001020
Mark Twain State Park Picnic Shelter at Buzzard's Roostbuilding198585000515
Paris Male Academybuilding199090001103
St. Jude's Episcopal Churchbuilding200000001397
Mark Twain Birthplace Cabinbuilding196969000116
Union Covered Bridgestructure197070000342
Merritt Violette Housebuilding198383001031
Washington Schoolbuilding199494001502

Covered bridges

1

Monroe County has 1 covered bridge on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

115 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 115 of them, burning about 1,373 acres. 1 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 burning69
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural1
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 February 1994Debris and open burning120 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 February 1994Debris and open burning100 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 October 2015Equipment and vehicle use75 acresMissouri Department of Conservation129450-06949-10202015-1544
18 February 1994Debris and open burning70 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190447-06902-03212020-1718
16 February 1994Debris and open burning60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 March 2017Debris and open burning60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190200-06902-03082020-1620

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 218 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 218 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 2 injuries and about $294,380 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind98
Hail65
Tornado26
Flash Flood26
Flood2
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
October 2007Tornado (EF2)Granville2 killed, $50,000The tornado touched down and destroyed a mobile home just south of Highway F, about a third of a mile east of CR 419. The entire base frame of the mobile home was tossed a third of a mile to the north from it original location into a soybean field. Two occupants of the mobile home were thrown several hundred feet to the north and killed by the tornado. Approximately 100 yards to the north northeast of the mobile home, a large barn and machine shed were destroyed. Debris from the barn, machine shed and mobile home could be found along a path that stretched up to 4 miles from the intial touchdown point of the tornado. Residences within the 4 mile corridor identified clothing, insulation, pieces of furniture and metal. Isolated tree damage was found further along the path before the tornado lifted and dissipated just north of the intersection of Highway 15 and State Highway J.
May 2003Heavy RainMadison1 killedA 17 year old man was killed when he tried to cross a flooded low-water crossing in a horse and buggy. The horse made it across safely.
October 2007Tornado (EF2)Woodlawn1 hurt, $60,000The tornado first touched down briefly about a mile north northeast of Woodlawn on CR 1109 knocking down a few trees. It lifted and continued to move to the northeast, touching down again on Highway A, just south of the intersection of CR 182 and CR 284. It damaged more trees as it travelled to the northeast. It then struck a residence just northwest of the intersection of Highway 15 and Highway CC. The house had half of its roof removed with debris and insulation blown 100 yards northeast, into a grove of trees. Numerous trees were damaged at this location, including a 5 foot diameter tree that was twisted and snapped off five feet above the ground. The tornado briefly lifted again before touching down near CR 317, between CR 394 and CR 390. As it travelled to the northeast, it produced its greatest damage when it struck a single wide mobile home just east of Highway PP, approximately 1.7 miles south of US Highway 36. The mobile home was completely destroyed and the 85 year old male occupant of the mobile home suffered severe injuries. The tornado then lifted and dissipated.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMonroe City1 hurtThunderstorm wind gusts of about 45 mph blew down some roof trusses at a home under construction. One worker was injured by the flying lumber.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindNorth Fork$50,000Straight line winds knocked over a chimney on a home, broke some of the windows on the home, tipped over a camping trailer and pushed it about a foot, and a small outbuilding was moved about a foot off its foundation. Also, several very large cedar trees suffered extensive damage and a barn was completely destroyed. An outbuilding had the west facing roof peeled off.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindMonroe City$25,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines around the county, especially between Monroe City and Paris. Also, several power poles were blown down along Highway W.
July 1956Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMadison$20,000Numerous tree limbs were reported to be down across town in Madison. A power pole was also snapped here. A carport was blown out along Route A, but the exact location was unknown. Locations within the path of this storm include Madison and Holliday.
October 2024Thunderstorm WindGranville$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew shingles off of a house, knocked large tree limbs down, and damaged a new machine shed. The observed thunderstorm wind gust was measured with a Davis weather station.
October 2024Tornado (EF0)Granville$10,000An EF-0 tornado formed shortly before 11pm CDT off of County Rd 274, initially producing minor tree damage. The tornado moved quickly northeastward and peaked in intensity, impacting a farm off of Highway MM, destroying an outbuilding. From there, the tornado continued east-northeast, producing sporadic tree damage before dissipating just east of Monroe Rd 311. The tornado had a path length of 6.02 miles and a max path width of 150 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
March 2023HailStoutsville$10,000The golf ball sized hail resulted in several broken windows on a house.
May 2004HailParis$10,000no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSanta Fe$5,000Shingles were blown off at least one house and 1 inch diameter tree limbs were broken.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMadison$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town and uprooted a large tree.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMonroe City$5,000Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph were reported by ham radio spotters in extreme northern Monroe County, near the Monroe-Shelby County line. Ham radio spotters also reported several large trees down in Monroe City.
July 1995Tornado (F1)Duncans Bridge$4,500This is a continuation of the tornado that tracked through Moberly, MO. It continued its northeast movement and entered western Monroe County southwest of Duncans Bridge around 1805 CST. Several farm buildings were damaged in this area, including a barn, grain bin, machine shed, and power lines. The tornado crossed into southern Shelby County about 8 miles south of Clarence at 1812 CST and crossed Highway 36 around 1827 CST. Along County Road K west of Shelbyville, several trees and power lines were knocked over or snapped off. The tornado lifted over open ground to the west of Shelbyville around 1842 CST. It continued to produce funnel clouds into neighboring counties and debris was carried some 100 to 150 miles northeast. There were no known injuries.
October 1959Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 2008Flash FloodHolliday$1,000Two to four inches of rain fell on already saturated soils in Monroe county. Several secondary roads were flooded including Locust Street in Paris. The flooding on Locust Street was due to a nearby creek overflowing its banks.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindClapper$500Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph were reported by ham radio spotters in extreme northern Monroe County, near the Monroe-Shelby County line. Ham radio spotters also reported several large trees down in Monroe City.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindParis$400High wind gusts knocked down power lines and poles. Power outages were reported at the sheriff office.
June 1966Tornado (F1)not stated$250no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindParis$200Several utility poles were blown down causing power outages.
July 1967Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindMiddle Grove-NWS storm survey found that just south of a tornado, rear inflow jet winds of up to 95 mph caused straight line wind damage in a swath extending from the Monroe/Randolph/Audrain county line northeast just beyond Monroe 931. Along this path, the survey team found multiple trees uprooted as well as structural damage. A home had shingles lost to the wind. A farm outbuilding was overturned, another completely collapsed, and a third had its doors collapsed.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Middle Grove-A brief EF-1 tornado touched down in southwestern Monroe County near Route M and Highway 151. The primary damage caused by this tornado was a farm just south of Highway 151. Numerous large tree limbs were broken on the property with one tree limb pointed to the west. One farm building was collapsed on the western side of the barn. The eastern facing part of the building which was attached to the cement slab was still standing, while the western facing part of the building had completely collapsed. Due to this, we estimated slightly below the expected wind speed which also matched the surrounding tree damage.
October 2024Thunderstorm WindMonroe City-A mesonet station measured a 52 kt wind gust 1 SSE of Monroe City.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindVictor-Emergency management shared photos of damage to RVs, a camper rolled on its side, damage to the roof of an outbuilding, and damage to multiple large vehicle ports.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSanta Fe-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMonroe City-Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi truck at a business on the west side of town. Also, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down around town.
June 2020Flash FloodMiddle Grove-Up to five inches of rain fell in about a 3 hour period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 15 south of Paris.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMonroe City-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and large tree limbs around town.
September 2018Flash FloodMonroe City-Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over Monroe County. Several roads were flooded including Route W near the intersection with U.S. Highway 24.
December 2017Thunderstorm WindStoutsville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees onto Highway U east of Paris.
June 2017Flash FloodMonroe City-Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several low water crossings were flooded throughout the county.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindParis-Thunderstorm winds snapped a pole off and lifted a shed into a home in town. Also, several power lines were blown down around town.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindMadison-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs across Monroe County, from Madison northeastward through Holliday, Paris, then onto Stoutsville.
August 2016Flash FloodDuncans Bridge-Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the western half of the county. Highway 15 was closed due to flooding from Paris southward to the Monroe/Audrain County line. U.S. Highway 24 was flooded at intersection with Route A.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMadison-A wide swath of wind damage extended across Monroe County from Madison through Paris to Monroe City. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One large tree was uprooted in Paris and fell onto a house causing moderate damage.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindParis-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees across the intersection of Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 24, just north of Paris.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMonroe City-Thunderstorm winds caused roof and structural damage to a home about 4 miles southwest of Monroe City. There were several trees, tree limbs and power lines blown down in Monroe City.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindSanta Fe-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMadison-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and a couple of trees.
July 2014Flash FloodSanta Fe-Up to 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. U.S. Highway 24 just west of Stoutsville had a foot of water over it at the Otter Creek bridge.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindGranville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs 5 miles northeast of Granville and blew one tree over onto power lines about 5 miles north of Paris.
April 2013Tornado (EF1)Tulip-A tornado briefly touchdown in southwest Monroe County a mile north of the intersection of Highways M and C on Highway C. Six power poles were snapped at the base of the pole. Width of the damage in this location was 100 yards and damage was rated EF1. Further northeast...the tornado briefly touched down on County Road 840 just east of intersection with County Road 819. A barn was severely damaged. Debris from the barn was tossed to the east about 100 yards. The tornado continued to travel to the northeast...where it briefly touched down again...just south of Highway AA...just west of intersection with County Road 835. Two machine sheds in this location sustained minor to moderate damage. Also...a large barn sustained significant damage where the south part of the barn was removed. Damage width in this area was 70 yards wide. Damage was rated low end EF1. Further to the east...on Highway AA...just west of intersection with County Road 857...numerous large trees were snapped at the base and showed a convergent damage pattern. Width of damage in this area was over 60 yards wide and the damage was only on the north side of Highway AA. Damage in this location was rated low end EF1. The tornado continued to travel to the northeast and briefly touched down one last time just west of Highway 15...two miles south of Paris, Missouri. Three machine sheds sustained significant damage with debris being thrown 300 to 400 yards to the north northwest. Damage was rated EF1 in this location. Overall the path length was 7.45 miles...with a max damage width of 70 yards. The tornado was rated EF1.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindTulip-Structural damage occurred at a farmstead southwest of the corner of Highways M and C. A few large panels from a machine shed were tossed to the east northeast. A few large trees were snapped near the base on the northeast corner of Highways M and C. This damage was caused by straight line winds around 75 mph.
April 2013Tornado (EF0)Paris-Another tornado, about half a mile south of the first tornado, briefly touched down on County Road 835, half a mile north of the intersection with County Road 840. A barn sustained minor to moderate damage, where 2x4 missiles were driven into the roof of the barn. Width of damage was 30 to 40 yards wide with a path length of less than a tenth of a mile. The tornado was rated EF0.
April 2013Tornado (EF0)Indian Creek-A tornado briefly touched down on the south side of U.S. Highway 24, about 4 miles northeast of Stoutsville. It snapped large tree branches about a third of the way up and other branches were snapped half way up. Damage width in this area was about 60 yards wide. As it traveled to the northeast, it took the metal panel roofing off of the north side of a medium size out building, before lifting and dissipating. Overall the path length was 0.45 miles with a max path width of 60 yards. It was rated EF0.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindFlorida-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindMonroe City Regnl Ar-Just south of Monroe City, along U.S. Highway 24, several power poles were snapped and tree damage was observed. Cedar and oak trees were damaged. On the far southwest portions of Monroe City, nine homes sustained roof damage where shingles were removed. Also, several large tree limbs, between three and nine inches in diameter were blown down. One large tree was blown down, crushing a medium sized storage shed. In town, the roof of a retail store was removed and displaced approximately 80 yards to the east northeast. Another nearby business sustained minor roof damage. Also, 3 large storage sheds sustained minor roof damage. Additional tree damage was observed on the east side of Monroe City in a residential area.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroe City-An intense bow echo moved through the area knocking down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. The doors were blown off of a couple of hangers at Monroe City Regional Airport, damaging several planes.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMadison-An intense bow echo moved through the area, blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. Near Holliday on U.S. Highway 24, a large machine shed was destroyed.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroe City-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees in town.
June 2011Tornado (EF1)Monroe City Regnl Ar-A tornado touched down about 3.5 miles south of Monroe City on the west side of U.S. Highway 24 and travelled to the southeast, crossing the highway before lifting and dissipating along County Road 591. There was significant tree damage along the path. Trees were 60 to 80 feet tall with trunk diameters of 3 to 4 feet. Some of the trees were snapped a third to half way up. Other large trees were uprooted. Some of the large tree limbs were tossed 50 to 70 yards to the east southeast. The total path length was four tenths of a mile and the max width was 40 yards. The tornado was rated an EF1.
February 2011Tornado (EF0)North Fork-The tornado initially touched down just southwest of the intersection of Highway 15 and Route WW, in far north central Monroe County, damaging several metal machine sheds and tossing debris over a quarter of a mile downwind. The tornado continued moving east-northeast crossing into far southern Shelby County. The damage was rated EF0, with a maximum wind speed around 80 mph and a width of 20 yards. The total overall length of the tornado for both Monroe and Shelby counties was 2 miles.
May 2011Flash FloodVictor-Over two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including the intersection of State Highways D and O.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWoodlawn-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway 151 just south southeast of Woodlawn.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindParis-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and blew over a picnic table destroying it.
July 2010Flash FloodMonroe City-Up to 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including the eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 36 just west of Monroe City and numerous roads in the town of Monroe City.
October 2009Flash FloodParis-Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Several roads in Paris were flooded.

Mines and quarries

27 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 27 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 26 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken13
Clay10
Sand and Gravel, Construction4

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Conrad Clay PitClayPast Producer
Coy Rives PitClayPast Producer
Sponsler PitClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
Williamson Clay PitClayPast Producer
Central Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dirigo QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gannaway QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
InknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mcclain QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

The townships, in 1884

43,736 words

History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 2 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 TownshipSettlements in it LengthSections
Jefferson TownshipBuzzards Roost, Florida, Leich Ford, Stoutsville, Victor3,218 words5
South Fork TownshipSanta Fe, Strother40,518 words76

The county's history books

216,723 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 7 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 Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri (1884)

The people it describes

2 named

Everyone History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, 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 1884.

Every populated place in the county

23

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.