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Platte County, Missouri

175 topographic sheets cover 44 settlements here, and 12 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

12 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States
Platte County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 1,715 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 12 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 2 districts and 1 structure.
  • 5 of the 12 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 44 populated places in this county; 44 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

12

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
Benjamin Banneker Schoolbuilding199595001115
Frederick Krause Mansionbuilding197878001672
Mackay Buildingbuilding197979001389
McCormick Distillerydistrict197474001090
Missouri District Warehousebuilding201010000476
Platte County Courthousebuilding197979001390
Pleasant Ridge United Baptist Churchbuilding200202000162
Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatorybuilding199292000625
TWA Administrative Offices Buildingbuilding200707001157
Waddell "A" Truss Bridgestructure199190002173
Washington Chapel C.M.E. Churchbuilding199292001055
Weston Historic Districtdistrict197272000727

Wildfire, 2006 to 2019

35 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 35 of them, burning about 874 acres. 1 started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Smoking1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 April 2018Arson/incendiarism667 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176765-00000-04172018-1710
26 January 2014Debris and open burning180 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
24 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
25 February 2006Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
2 December 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
29 November 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 December 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

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

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 670 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 670 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 18 injuries and about $42,408,060 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail321
Thunderstorm Wind263
Flash Flood50
Tornado19
Flood14
Heavy Rain2
Lightning1

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
April 1965Tornado (F3)not stated9 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1971Tornado (F2)not stated4 hurt, $25,000no account filed
May 1985Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1969Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 2017Thunderstorm Wind(Mci)Ks City Intl Ar1 hurtAn injury accident occurred on I-29 near Kansas City International Airport when a tractor trailer rig overturned due to high winds.
May 2003Tornado (F4)Parkville$32,000,000Tornado crossed from Wyandotte county into Platte county and continued to Clay county. There were 14 buildings destroyed, 42 with major damage. No injuries or fatalaties reported.
October 1998Flash FloodPlatte City$4,000,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F1)Beverly$1,950,000Tornado in Leavenworth county crossed the Missouri River into Platte county around Missouri Route 92, near its intersection with North Farley Road. F1 damage was noted and extended one and a half miles to the east, with a width around 50 yards. Two barns had major damage and there were 16 homes with minor damage. There was also tree and fence damage noted.
March 2006HailParkville$900,000Numerous roofs and cars damaged due to the large hail.
May 2007FloodPlatte City$500,000The Platte River at Platte City crested at 32.50 feet, or 12.50 feet above flood stage. This was its third highest crest on record and was on May 10, 2007. Several homes suffered loss and there was widespread agricultural losses in the adjacent bottom lands.
June 1969Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1961Tornado (F4)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1961Tornado (F4)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1961Tornado (F4)not stated$250,000no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindWeston$200,000Several businesses and residences suffered roof damage and partial collapses. There were also many tree branches reported down.
March 2006HailWeatherby Lake$200,000no account filed
March 2019FloodBean Lake$100,000While Platte County escaped much of the devastating flooding that affected portions of Buchanan, Holt and Atchison Counties, the Missouri River still rose to near record levels and impacted portions of Platte County. Most notable was the flooding in Parkville, where the river rose to 35.01 feet. This was a record at the time, but the gauge was only in existence for a short time before the flood, so it's unknown how this ranked historically; however, the upstream gauge in Leavenworth, Kansas reached 31.30 feet (2nd place at the time). Portions of Parkville were flooded, as well as English Landing Park. The river remained in flood into the middle part of May. Note: The dollar value assigned to the damages is likely not accurate, as the full extent of the damage is unknown.
May 2005LightningDearborn$100,000Home totally destroyed by fire started by lightning.
July 2004Flash FloodEdgerton$100,000Bridge washed out on Edgerton Junction Road.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBean Lake$100,000Several buildings had severe roof damage.
October 2000Thunderstorm WindCamden Pt$100,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. Four homes were damaged, including one that was damaged when a large tree fell on it.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindPlatte City$50,000Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down throughout northern parts of the county.
March 2006HailParkville$50,000no account filed
March 2006HailFerrelview$50,000no account filed
March 2006HailRiverside$50,000no account filed
March 2006HailParkville$50,000no account filed
June 1999FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
June 2011HailPlatte City$30,000All exposed car wind shields cracked or broken. Numerous dings on vehicles.
May 2004Tornado (F3)Camden Pt$30,000Tornado crossed into Buchanan county 5 northwest of Camden Point. Tornado destroyed a barn, and threw an axle from a heavy truck nearly 300 yards.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindPlatte City$30,000Large section of grocery store roof blown off. Also car windows and store front windows broken or blown out. Restaurant door blown off.
December 1975Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1969Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1964Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindEdgerton$20,000There were several tree limbs and at least one tree down in the Edgerton area. One of these tree limbs fell on the roof of a home and punctured through the roof and ceiling. There were no reported injuries.
April 1995HailRiverside$20,000no account filed
April 1995HailHouston Lake$15,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCamden Pt$10,000A maple tree 44 inches in diameter was blown down, damaging the roof of a house.
May 2004HailDearborn$10,000no account filed
April 1995HailDearborn$10,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRiverside$8,000Numerous 5 to 6 inch diameter trees and power lines down. Five empty train cars were blown over near Interstate 635.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDearborn$7,500Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph. Tree branches were reported down, and a 7 ton feed bin was blown down.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindPlatte City$7,000no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindPlatte City$5,000HH Highway and Bethel Road was closed due to trees into the power lines.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBarry$4,000Light poles were reported down in a hospital parking lot, on Barry Road. Trees were also reported down, with power outages reported as well. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindCamden Pt$3,500Roof of garage blown off...several tree limbs down up to 8 to 12 inches in diameter. Shingles also blown off home.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindPlatte Woods$3,000Power poles and trees were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
April 2010Thunderstorm Wind(Mci)Ks City Intl Ar$3,000Kansas City International Airport had signs with concrete bases blown over.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRiverside$3,000Numerous trees were downed and widespread power outages reported, due to downed power lines. Communications was lost through much of Riverside.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindPlatte City$2,000Power lines were reported down at I-29 and Highway 92.
April 2010Thunderstorm Wind(Mci)Ks City Intl Ar$2,000Winds estimated up to 70 mph, caused three semi tractor trailers to be blown over, at the intersection of I-29 and Mexico Avenue.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWeston$2,000Trees and power lines down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindWeston$2,000no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindParkville$1,000Trees and powerlines were reported down at English Landing. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindTiffany Spgs$1,000A large business sign was snapped off, with winds estimated to 70 mph.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPlatte City$1,000Several shingles blown off roof.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindFerrelview$1,000Car blown off of Interstate 29 southbound at exit 15.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindKansas City Intl Arp$1,000Two cargo buildings and a sand barn had minor damage.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBarry$500A tree was reported knocked down on a house, at 69th and Berkley. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBarry$500Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Tree limbs up to 12 inches in diameter were snapped off. A few sheds were also blown over.
May 1981Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed

Mines and quarries

123 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 123 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 119 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken118
Clay3
Sand and Gravel, Construction2

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
New Market PitClayProducer
Unknown ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown ClayClayPast Producer
Babcock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Baker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Baker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Baker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Benner QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Blankenship QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Boydston QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bramble QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Coffey QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Daniel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dearborn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Drennon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Duncan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Everett & Clark QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Everett Quarry # 49Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Farley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ferrelview QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ferris QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Green Hills QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hampton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Harris QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Harvant QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hevalow & Shields QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hillix QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hull QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Iatan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Miller QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Miller QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Miller Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oberdick QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Parkville Special Road Dist QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Platte City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Platte City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pratt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Riley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rose QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Spratt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Spratt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stephens QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Teaney-Brumley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LksStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
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Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Watson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Whitten QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Zarah QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

44

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.