45 topographic sheets cover 18 settlements here, and 29 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
29 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 74 people · people the book names include W. H. Agee (La Monte Township, 1882) · J. T. Arnold (Dresden Township, 1882) (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.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 59 of them, burning about 665 acres. None started naturally and 4 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 158 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | Z ROAD FIRE |
| 16 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 89 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176086-00807-02162018-1406 |
| 6 February 1994 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 February 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 58 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176065-08052-03132018-1600 |
| 20 January 2014 | Smoking | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176044-08052-03032018-1348 |
| 25 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 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 495 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 101 injuries and about $88,028,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 215 |
| Hail | 201 |
| Tornado | 41 |
| Flash Flood | 30 |
| Flood | 5 |
| Lightning | 3 |
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 1952 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 killed, 13 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Green Ridge | 1 killed, 6 hurt, $2,500,000 | F2 tornado touched down 6.5 miles east of Green Ridge at 1612 CST and moved northeast. The tornado caused the death of one woman...when the trailer she was fleeing was blown on top of her. Another 6 people were injured as well. Numerous homes suffered varying degrees of damage. The tornado lifted one mile southwest of Smithton at 1625 CST. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Green Ridge | 1 killed, $450,000 | Tornado touched down at 2028 CST 2 miles northwest of green Ridge producing damage to trees. The tornado traveled northeast and crossed Highway 50 just west of Sedalia. It produced high end F0 damage to a Morton Building and to a farmstead. Low end F1 damage was noted to a home 3 miles north of Sedalia...just west of Highway 65...where a modular home lost its roof and a large calenabra on a broadcast tower was bent. The tornado damaged a total of 57 homes, with one being completely destroyed. The tornado lifted after this at 2042 CST. A 66 year old man injured in the tornado, died from his injuries on June 15th. |
| May 1977 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 24 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 1980 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 23 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Sedalia | 20 hurt, $4,000,000 | At 1122CST an EF2 tornado touched down 2.7 miles south southeast of Sedalia. The tornado traveled north, and lifted 0.7 miles southeast of Sedalia at 1128CST. Heavy damage to several businesses, was observed along highway 65, with 70 mobile homes in two different mobile home parks, destroyed or heavily damaged. Several homes were also damaged or destroyed. A tanker truck was overturned. Power poles were snapped off. Twenty people suffered minor injuries. |
| April 1973 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 8 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lamonte | 3 hurt, $500 | Three tents were blown over with three minor injuries reported, near the Grandstand at the Missorui State Fairgrounds. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Sedalia | 2 hurt, $2,000 | Tornado from Johnson county continued into Pettis county, tracking north of Green Ridge and just south and southeast of Sedalia. Large concrete I-blocks were overturned and trees uprooted. Two men were slightly injured as they sought shelter in a shed east of Sedalia. |
| June 1970 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Dresden | 1 hurt | Highway T was closed due to several culvert washouts. One injury was also reported. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Sedalia | $2,000,000 | Extensive hail damage noted in Sedalia, where golfball hail piled up into 2 feet drifts. Many roofs in town had to be replaced. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Houstonia | $300,000 | Tornado crossed into Pettis county near the intersection of F/BB/NN Highways. Two homes were damaged along Blackwater Chapel Road. Trees and power lines also down. Tornado then tracked northeast to Highway 127 just south of NN...where a shed was destroyed and grain bins damaged. Tornado proceeded to enter Saline county just west of K Highway. |
| June 1981 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1961 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Monte | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at up to 80 mph tore across northwest Pettis County. A railroad crossing arm was snapped 1 mile north of LaMonte. Two miles east of Houstonia, a hog barn was destroyed, and a trailer home and a 2-story house sustained extensive damage. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a pole barn and several large signs; 7 vehicles were damaged |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | La Monte | $50,000 | Tornado on the ground for 11 minutes, moving east. Two barns were destroyed, along with a chicken coop and vacant house. There were also several power poles downed. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Sedalia | $50,000 | Large hail fell on many locations in the north side of Sedalia and north of town. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $50,000 | Wind gusts to 60 mph in Sedalia and 80 mph 3 miles west of Sedalia downed numerous trees and several power lines. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $30,000 | Golf ball-sized hail fell in Sedalia, accompanied by winds up to 65 mph. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $25,000 | Numerous trees blown down with 10 houses sustaining damage from falling trees. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Monte | $25,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 70 mph in both La Monte and Sedalia. Several large trees were blown down, and a television antenna was toppled just northwest of La Monte. |
| September 1992 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| November 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| November 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1982 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Lamonte | $20,000 | A supercell thunderstorm intensified as it moved into east Johnson County, MO near Knob Noster. Initially, strong, straight-line winds created minor damage in Knob Noster. As the storm continued to develop and move northeast, a tornado formed about 4 miles west-southwest of LaMonte, in extreme western Pettis County, at about 357 PM CST. The tornado, EF0 to EF1 at times, continued from this point to the northeast for approximately 14.5 miles, damaging numerous farm out-buildings, including two large chicken farms, before dissipating around 416 PM CST, around 2 miles north of Hughesville. Numerous trees also suffered damage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $20,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. A roof came off one home and landed on another. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Smithton | $20,000 | A tree struck by lightning fell on a house on O Highway north of Smithton. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Monte | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a house and a barn and La Monte. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Sedalia | $15,000 | Golf ball-sized hail fell in Sedalia, accompanied by winds up to 65 mph. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $10,000 | Tree fell on a car. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Green Ridge | $10,000 | Lightning struck a transformer near Green Ridge. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Sedalia | $10,000 | Lightning struck a transformer on the north side of Sedalia. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 80 mph damaged property and trees in rural Pettis County. One homeowner reported that the glass had been blown out of a storm door, and outbuildings sustained minor damage. A second homeowner reported extensive shingle damage to his roof, and many uprooted or damaged trees on his property. Also, a hay feeder ring was found hundreds of yards from its original position, apparently carried by the thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous large trees and power lines near Sedalia. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Sedalia | $8,000 | An EF0 tornado touched down at 17:46 CST about one mile southwest of Sedalia. The tornado was on the ground for 3 minutes, and lift at 17:49 CST, aorund a half mile southwest of Sedalia. Emergency manager reported some minor roof and shingle damage to 10 to 12 homes, in the Katy Trail Estates, just southeast of the intersection of Quisenberry Road and Highway Y. |
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hughesville | $5,000 | A brief EF0 tornado was reported at 1644CST, near the intersection of Highway 65 and County Roads J and D. Minor damage was reported to one home. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Sedalia | $5,000 | Gustnado briefly touched down and produced damage to an older barn. A power pole was sheared off near U.S. Highway 65. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithton | $5,000 | Large trees and power lines down blocking several city streets. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $5,000 | Garage destroyed by high winds. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | La Monte | $5,000 | Brief tornado touchdown reported by storm spotter with minor damage. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts up to 70 mph in both La Monte and Sedalia. Several large trees were blown down, and a television antenna was toppled just northwest of La Monte. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Sedalia | $5,000 | Large hail fell on many locations in the north side of Sedalia and north of town. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $5,000 | The County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported a measured wind gust of 60 to 70 mph in the city of Sedalia. Some damage was reported. The Sedalia Police Department reported trees and telephone poles blown down north of the city along with a boat and trailer blown across the road. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Sedalia | $5,000 | The County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported a measured wind gust of 60 to 70 mph in the city of Sedalia. Some damage was reported. The Sedalia Police Department reported trees and telephone poles blown down north of the city along with a boat and trailer blown across the road. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $5,000 | The County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported a measured wind gust of 60 to 70 mph in the city of Sedalia. Some damage was reported. The Sedalia Police Department reported trees and telephone poles blown down north of the city along with a boat and trailer blown across the road. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Sedalia | $5,000 | County officials reported hail covering the ground on the west side of the city of Sedalia. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Manila | $5,000 | Spotters reported golf ball-size hail in Manila. The Sedalia Police Department reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail also. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Sedalia | $5,000 | Spotters reported golf ball-size hail in Manila. The Sedalia Police Department reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail also. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Sedalia | $5,000 | One-inch-diameter hail was reported by the Pettis County EOC. Storm spotters also reported golf ball-size hail. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Hughesville | $5,000 | One-inch-diameter hail was reported by the Pettis County EOC. Storm spotters also reported golf ball-size hail. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Houstonia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $3,000 | Numerous tents and power lines were reported to have been blown down at the State Fair grounds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $3,000 | County Emergency Management Director reported numerous trees and powerlines down and even some local building damage from thunderstorm winds gusting up to 60 mph. |
| December 1982 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 1981 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 1973 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sedalia | $2,000 | Shingles were blown off several roofs, and there were a few powerlines down in Sedalia. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 48 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 46 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 38 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 2 |
| Barium-Barite | 2 |
| Iron | 2 |
| Zinc, Bituminous | 1 |
| Barium-Barite, Zinc | 1 |
| Bituminous, Zinc | 1 |
| Zinc, Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer Mine | Bituminous, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lennartz Prospect | Barium-Barite, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Link Moore Zinc Mine | Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Midnight Mine | Zinc, Bituminous | Past Producer | ||
| Bothwell Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Carpenter Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kreipel Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Schantz Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Biggs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bradford Quarry No 2 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dresden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dresden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dunham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Eckles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jenkins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Main Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mcenroe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rader Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rymer Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Steele 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 | ||
| Wadleigh Quarry North | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wadleigh Quarry South | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wasson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
The History of Pettis County, Missouri, Including an Authentic History of Sedalia, Other Towns and Townships, Together with ... Biographical Sketches .. devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden Township | Dresden | 7,059 words | 13 | |
| Green Ridge Township | Bryson, Green Ridge | 8,944 words | 24 | |
| La Monte Township | La Monte | 9,830 words | 25 | |
| Longwood Township | Longwood, Newland, Tedieville | 7,400 words | 20 | |
| Sedalia Township | Sedalia | 986 words | 3 | |
| Smithton Township | Smithton | 23,844 words | 25 |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 30 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 Pettis County, Missouri, Including an Authentic History of Sedalia, Other Towns and Townships, Together with ... Biographical Sketches .. 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.
Longwood township · 65340 · On Long Grove Branch · Longwood quadrangle
18 sheets, 1887 to 1983
Sedalia township · 65301 · On North Branch Pearl River · Sedalia East quadrangle
22 sheets, 1887 to 1983
Flat Creek township · 65301 · On Cheese Creek · Bahner quadrangle
18 sheets, 1887 to 1983
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