64 topographic sheets cover 29 settlements here, and 10 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 1 story and name 40 people · people the book names include Andrew Jackson Anderson (Independence Township, 1882) · Joseph T. Van Ansdall (Monroe Township, 1882) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: A Tradition. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
Tradition says that the Elkhorn creek of this township derived its name from the fact of a very large elk having been killed at an early date near the stream, and his horns were placed by the huntsman in the branches of a tree and remained there several years, giving rise to the name of Elkhorn to that part of the country, and later, when naming streams, this creek took its name from these immense horns.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration Building | building | 2010 | 10000504 | |
| Big Pump | structure | 1980 | 80002384 | |
| Caleb Burns House | building | 1980 | 80002385 | |
| John and Fannie Fields House | building | 2019 | 100004018 | |
| Frank House | building | 1983 | 83001032 | |
| Thomas Gaunt House | building | 1979 | 79001385 | |
| Maryville Post Office | building | 2022 | 100008204 | |
 | Nodaway County Courthouse | building | 1979 | 79001386 |
 | Possum Walk Hotel | building | 1983 | 83001033 |
| Simpson's College | building | 1978 | 78001670 |
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 24 of them, burning about 249 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 88 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178498-07499-04102019-1625 |
| 23 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176703-00201-03232018-1238 |
| 11 October 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230832-07499-10112020-1351 |
| 7 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176220-07437-03202018-1422 |
| 10 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166017-07437-03102018-1213 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 497 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 6 injuries and about $5,840,730 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 238 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 176 |
| Tornado | 35 |
| Flash Flood | 31 |
| Flood | 13 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
| Lightning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Lightning | Maryville | 1 killed | From KSHB 41 Action News: A 35-year-old Maryville, Missouri man died Tuesday afternoon after he was struck and killed by lightning while fishing. Maryville Public Safety officers were dispatched around 12:30 to the City Reservoir on a 9-1-1 call. When they arrived, they located Ryen Browning dead on the scene. An initial investigation indicated that Browning was fishing from the bank when he was struck by lightning.||Link to Article: https://www.kshb.com/news/state/missouri/missouri-man-struck-killed-by-lightning-while-fishing . |
| March 1979 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | 4 hurt | no account filed |
| November 1952 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1964 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $1,000,000 | Numerous homes suffered siding, window, and roof damage across the city of Maryville. Corn fields were flattened. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 80 mph. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skidmore | $750,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 MPH in Skidmore. There were numerous reports of downed power lines, large trees blown over and roof damages to houses. Many of the large trees and limbs blocked roadways in Skidmore and fell on top of houses and cars. The entire population of Skidmore lost electrical power as a result of the storm. St Joseph Power and Light also reported power losses in Quitman and Graham. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Clearmont | $250,000 | Many roads adjacent to the Nodaway River were flooded from the Iowa border, to south of Skidmore. Several roads were washed out and two bridges were heavily damaged. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Pumpkin Center | $250,000 | The same tornado that formed 3 miles NW of Fillmore (Andrew County) continued northeast and dissipated near Pumpkin Center. Damage to barns, outbuildings, trees and power lines occurred on the west side of Pumpkin Center. |
| June 1969 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| October 1958 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Maryville | $50,000 | A tornado touched down 1.5 smiles south of Maryville and traveled north for approximately one mile, damaging or destroying three farm outbuildings 1 mile south of Maryville. The homeowner witnessed the brief tornadic spin-up, and observed rotation in the debris as the tornado moved through the area. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $50,000 | Two seperate thunderstorms produced an estimated $10 million in damage to nearly 45,000 acres after large hail fell. The first swath of hail was about 5 miles wide from Burlington Junction to Grahm. The second swath was about a mile wide and 15 miles long. The storm also downed trees and power lines throughout parts of the county. A roof was torn off a nursing home in Maryville with other buildings damaged in Arkoe. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $50,000 | Several farm buildings were blown down, including a hog confinement building and machine shed. |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Clearmont | $50,000 | Several farm silos were damaged when a small tornado touched down briefly. Reported by the county sheriff and county officials from Taylor County, Iowa. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skidmore | $25,000 | Several barns damaged and road signs blown down. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnard | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1984 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1974 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1968 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 1960 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1959 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington Jct | $20,000 | 2 grain bins blown over |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmo | $20,000 | The Nodaway County sheriff's office reported large trees blown down in Elmo. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $10,000 | Several garage doors were blown in on large metal buildings. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnard | $10,000 | Power poles were snapped at US Highway 71 and Road 400 in Nodaway County. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $10,000 | North facing windows of Bendictine Sister Convent were blown out. Numerous trees were uprooted and limbs blown down. Siding from buildings was removed, and an attic hatch was blown off. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 100 mph. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $10,000 | Roof was blown off a home and a shed was blown over. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington Jct | $10,000 | Roof was blown off a building and a few power lines were downed. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $10,000 | One barn had roof blown off. One building suffered minor damage. Trees had some damage and a few power lines were downed. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville Mem Arpt | $8,000 | Eight power poles were broken along Hawk Road and 282nd Street. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilford | $7,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenwood | $5,000 | A home was reported to have suffered significant damage. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $5,000 | Roof partially torn off home. Window blown out of a home. Several trees down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Hopkins | $5,000 | Hail damage to several cars. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $5,000 | Several trees uprooted and there was minor roof damage reported. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Burlington Junction | $5,000 | Two seperate thunderstorms produced an estimated $10 million in damage to nearly 45,000 acres after large hail fell. The first swath of hail was about 5 miles wide from Burlington Junction to Grahm. The second swath was about a mile wide and 15 miles long. The storm also downed trees and power lines throughout parts of the county. A roof was torn off a nursing home in Maryville with other buildings damaged in Arkoe. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parnell | $4,000 | Several utility poles damaged in Parnell. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington Jct | $4,000 | Power poles down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $3,000 | Tree was blown down on a car, with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 1967 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 1966 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1959 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| November 1958 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1951 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gaynor | $2,000 | A pole barn was moved approximately 10 feet and the roof was blown off. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conception | $2,000 | Power lines were reported down on Highway 136. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clearmont | $2,000 | Multiple powerlines were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $2,000 | One two foot diameter tree was blown over. Some siding and shingles were taken off homes. Winds were estimated up to 60 mph. There were also power outages observed. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pumpkin Center | $2,000 | Six to seven power lines were reported down across Route H, south of Route A. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $2,000 | The Maryville Municipal Airport was reported to have sustained some minor damage. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $2,000 | Power lines down. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickering | $2,000 | Power lines down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Graham | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved through the county with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Trees were knocked down south of Graham, partially blocking Route Y. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville Rankin Arp | $1,000 | Powerlines were reported down at Highway 136 and Highway F. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickering | $1,000 | Windows were reported blown out of a house. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. Numerous trees and power lines were reported down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington Jct | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clearmont | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickering | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds lifted pickup truck off the road and turned a tiling machine over near Highway 148 and Icon road. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maryville | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds produced 60 mph gusts two miles east of Maryville. Large tree limbs were reported down. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 52 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 49 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 33 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Barnard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dagun Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elliot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Frank Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gooden Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gooden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Graham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hopkins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Conception Junction Sand Pit+Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison Township | Clearmont | 2,107 words | 3 | |
| Grant Township | Barnard | 3,167 words | 13 | |
| Green Township | Quitman | 17,677 words | 35 | |
| Hopkins Township | Hopkins | 470 words | 2 | |
| Hughes Township | Graham | 2,967 words | 6 | |
| Independence Township | Allison, Gaynor, Orrsburg, Parnell | 4,780 words | 9 | |
| Jackson Township | Ravenwood | 4,580 words | 8 | |
| Jefferson Township | Clyde, Conception, Conception Junction, Monastery | 8,539 words | 18 | |
| Lincoln Township | Dawsonville, Elmo, Possum Walk | 2,240 words | 5 | |
| Monroe Township | Skidmore | 14,914 words | 42 | |
| Nodaway Township | Burlington Junction, Roseberry | 3,786 words | 12 | |
| Polk Township | Bedison, Bell Grove, Maryville, Wilcox | 15,029 words | 37 | |
| Union Township | Pickering | 3,585 words | 10 | |
| Washington Township | Guilford | 1,408 words | 3 | |
| White Cloud Township | Arkoe, Pumpkin Center, Whitecloud | 456 words | 0 |
2 books written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 60 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 The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens 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 1882.
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.
White Cloud township · 64468 · On Dog Branch · Maryville East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1943 to 1986
Polk township · 64468 · On Peach Creek · Maryville West quadrangle
11 sheets, 1943 to 1986
Nodaway township · 64428 · On Cuyhoga Creek · Burlington Junction quadrangle
14 sheets, 1939 to 1986
Lincoln township · 64428 · On Muddy Creek · Burlington Junction quadrangle
14 sheets, 1939 to 1986
Hopkins township · 64461 · On Middle Fork One Hundred and Two River · Hopkins quadrangle
11 sheets, 1940 to 1985
Independence township · 64475 · On Brushy Creek · Parnell East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1940 to 1986
Lincoln township · 64428 · On Clear Creek · Burlington Junction quadrangle
14 sheets, 1939 to 1986
White Cloud township · 64423 · On Mullin Creek · Bolckow NW quadrangle
12 sheets, 1927 to 1986
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