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3 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Scotland County, Missouri
39 topographic sheets cover 19 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 180 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
- 1 of the 3 listings was added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 19 populated places in this county; 19 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
3Every 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible Grove Consolidated District #5 School | building | 2000 | 00000441 | |
 | Downing House | building | 1979 | 79001396 |
| Rutledge School | building | 2017 | 100000608 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
40 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 40 of them, burning about 664 acres. None started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 180 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 107 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177572-09917-03032018-0659 |
| 10 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 122211-09944-04102015-1930 |
| 21 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 145247-09944-11172016-1620 |
| 28 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1959 to 2026
60 of 266 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 266 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $5,472,730 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 109 |
| Hail | 104 |
| Flash Flood | 30 |
| Tornado | 14 |
| Lightning | 4 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
| Flood | 2 |
| Heavy Rain | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | 1 hurt | WGEM TV reported a tree blown down. A woman was injured. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Etna | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gorin | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gorin | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Rutledge | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1973 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Rutledge | $150,000 | A lightning strike is believed to have sparked a fire that destroyed the Harmony Grove Baptist Church in rural Scotland County during the late evening of June 12 or early morning of June 13. The fire was reported around 1:30 am, at which time it was in its later stages of burning. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Rutledge | $150,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Spillman Mound | $100,000 | A brief EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 MPH moved from Knox County into Scotland County. The tornado caused damage mainly to trees. As the tornado neared its end, a manufactured home was blown off its foundation blocks and destroyed. A door on a nearby barn was also ripped off. The tornado was on the ground 0.2 miles with a maximum width of 40 yards. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Arbela | $100,000 | A trained spotter reported a tornado north of Arbela. A barn and a cattle shed were destroyed along with several other outbuildings in the area. The tornado was on the ground for 0.2 miles and was around 30 yards wide. It was rated EF0 with a peak wind speed of 80 MPH. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $100,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph produced heavy tree damage throughout Scotland County. Several outbuildings were damaged and about 30 power poles were snapped. The tree damage was mainly located between Bible Grove and Memphis. The time of this report was estimated using radar data. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Four Corners | $100,000 | Heavy rains of about 4 inches in 2 hours resulted in flash flooding about 3 miles north northeast of Downing, MO during the late evening of May 12. The spotter's basement was flooded. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Four Corners | $100,000 | Heavy rain resulted in widespread flooding across much of Scotland County during the morning of May 13. Highway 136 one mile west of Memphis was closed due to flooding, which had only happened once before in the past 100 years. State Highway MM was closed and completely covered with flood waters. Six other hard surfaced roads were also closed throughout the county. In addition, schools across the county were closed due to the flooding. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Brock | $100,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding across parts of eastern Scotland County during the afternoon of June 12. Highway 15 just south of the state line was flooded as well as county roads in the vicinities of South Gorin and Arbela. Several streams and creeks were flooded out of their banks. |
| May 2009 | Lightning | Prospect Grove | $100,000 | A lightning strike is being blamed for starting a fire at the Arbela 4-Corners tavern about 2.5 miles north northeast of Arbela, MO around 4 am May 15. Damage was reported to be extensive. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Crawford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gorin | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Memphis | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down a 1 foot diameter tree onto a house near the center of Memphis, MO around 925 pm June 18. In addition, other large tree limbs were blown down throughout Memphis. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Four Corners | $50,000 | Heavy rains caused flash flooding of parts of Scotland County during the morning and afternoon hours of September 13.||The North Fabius River and Fabius River both rose rapidly flooding several miles of agricultural fields as well as some roads and highways. ||South of Kilwinning, flood waters covered a rural road.||Near Memphis, waves of flood waters lapped onto Highway 136, flood waters 1 to 2 feet deep covered Highway MM, and flood waters inundated a lighting manufacturing plant.||Monetary damage amounts to area crops are unknown. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granger | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brock | $40,000 | NWS survey noted two mobile homes flipped and destroyed at a nudist colony |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bible Grove | $40,000 | Trees down |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Gorin Howard Fld Arp | $25,000 | Heavy rains caused flash flooding of several gravel roads near South Gorin, MO during the morning of June 20. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Memphis | $15,000 | Tree struck & fell into power lines |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Show Me Lake | $11,000 | An NWS storm survey indicated a EF1 tornado, with an estimated wind speed of 92 mph, touched down at 425 pm CDT about 1 mile southwest of Memphis, at the Scotland County Fairgrounds. The tornado moved northeast at 45 mph, and was on the ground for less than a mile, with a maximum width of 210 yards. Several barns at the fairgrounds had metal roofs peeled off, and doors blown in on several quonset huts. The entry gate building from the race track pits area was totally destroyed and strewn across the grounds. A billboard was damaged, and there was also damage to fences. Several trees and power poles were snapped and numerous branches were broken off trees. No injuries or fatalities were reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph uprooted a large tree near the courthouse. Several tree branches were also blown down throughout town. A power outage was also observed. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down some power lines in Memphis, MO at 600 am CDT July 18. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Arbela | $10,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of parts of southeast Scotland County during the late evening of July 19 and morning of July 20. The flood waters covered State Highway A south of Highway 136 between Arbela, MO and Gorin, MO. In addition, flood waters covered State Highway E about 1 mile east of Etna, MO. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $10,000 | According to the Memphis Democrat newspaper, and NWS storm survey, a downburst hit the Lake Show-Me campgrounds about 1.5 miles southwest of Memphis. Winds were estimated at 70 mph, which hurled a camper several yards, which was destroyed. A sleeping occupant in the camper escaped unharmed. The storm also tore a bass boat off a trailer parked near the camper, and threw it into the wreckage. Another camper was rolled and came to rest on its roof against a nearby power pole. The parent thunderstorm then spawned a tornado nearby at the Scotland County Fairgrounds about a minute later.|| |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $10,000 | Several homes with siding partially removed. An older gas station had its roof partially removed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $10,000 | Trees and limbs were reported down with the siding off a house and the metal skirting from a trailer removed. A storage shed was overturned and a new metal roof on another building was half removed. Time estimated based on radar. |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Gorin Wileys Fld Arp | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $6,000 | Numerous limbs of up to 5 inches in diameter down across city. Several limbs 3 feet in diameter down along with power lines. Time estimated based on radar. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Memphis | $6,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several trees throughout Memphis, MO around 315 am June 21. One tree was 1 foot in diameter and another one near the KMEM Radio Station was 3 to 4 feet in diameter. This report was from a former trained spotter and was confirmed by a COOP Observer. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Memphis | $5,000 | Heavy rains resulted in widespread flash flooding of city streets in Memphis, MO during the morning of June 22. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Gorin | $5,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding about a mile south of South Gorin, MO during the morning of June 14. Flood waters at least a foot deep flowed over Route A near Gorin. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ella Ewing Lake | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down several tree limbs and power lines in South Gorin, MO at 710 pm July 27. A power outage was also observed. Two inches of rain fell in one hour. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Brock | $5,000 | Heavy rains caused flash flooding along the North Fabius River from Memphis, MO north to Brock, MO. Widespread agricultural flooding was reported near Memphis as well as some flooding in Memphis. Route C north of Memphis was closed due to high water. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Four Corners | $5,000 | Winds estimated to be 60 mph blew a stock trailer off of Highway 136 just east of Downing, MO.| |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ella Ewing Lake | $5,000 | Winds estimated to be 75 mph blew some windows out of the auction building near South Gorin, MO. Some branches were also blown down. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Arbela | $5,000 | Rated high F0 |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rutledge | $5,000 | The county sheriff reported power poles and lines down. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kilwinning | $3,000 | covered the ground |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $3,000 | Large tree limbs down |
| March 1959 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Memphis | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brock | $1,000 | NWS survey noted tree damage |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bible Grove | $1,000 | telephone poles down at residence |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | $1,000 | Co-op reported 3 to 4 inch diameter solid branches down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arbela | $500 | A spotter reported 3 inch diameter limbs down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Memphis | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Show Me Lake | $100 | Quarter sized hail fell about 7 miles southwest of Memphis, MO at 955 am CDT May 29. The hail broke a window of a house. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilwinning | $100 | A spotter reported 1 to 2 inch diameter limbs down on the Scotland/Schuyler line. Heavy rain was also noted with 0.80 inches occurring with the storm. |
| April 1967 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $30 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | Report of damage to an awning and shingles blown off a roof was received. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Hill | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Memphis | - | Strong winds in Memphis led to power outages. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Azen | - | Shed roof panel blown off, and large tree limbs blown down. |
Mines and quarries
8 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 6 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 6 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Greensburg Quarry - Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Greensburg Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Peck Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
19Named 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.
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Bible Grove
Mount Pleasant township · 63531 · On Bridge Creek · Bible Grove quadrangle
9 sheets, 1903 to 1981
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.