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Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Scott County, Missouri
68 topographic sheets cover 38 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 697 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 38 populated places in this county; 38 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
6Every 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Isaac and Lizzie Hunter Moore Anderson House | building | 2006 | 06000473 |
 | Commerce City Hall | building | 2005 | 04001575 |
| Lincoln School | building | 2024 | 100010695 | |
| Marshall Hotel | building | 1984 | 84002715 | |
 | Scott County Courthouse | building | 2004 | 03001505 |
 | Sikeston St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Depot | building | 2000 | 00001549 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2019
15 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 15 of them, burning about 627 acres. None 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 burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 570 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179436-10083-09082019-1105 |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121513-10082-04012015-1324 |
| 1 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 December 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176676-10082-04122018-0119 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1955 to 2025
60 of 404 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 404 reports for this county, causing 10 deaths, 79 injuries and about $59,996,150 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 161 |
| Hail | 99 |
| Tornado | 49 |
| Flood | 41 |
| Flash Flood | 22 |
| Heavy Rain | 16 |
| Funnel Cloud | 12 |
| Lightning | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1957 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 3 killed, 1 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Diehlstadt | 3 killed, $100,000 | A single wide mobile home was demolished. The undercarriage was blown 100 yards. A father and his two adult sons, who were inside the home, were killed. Highway 77 was shut down in Diehlstadt. Numerous power lines were down. Several large warehouse buildings sustained partial roof loss and moderate structural damage. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. Propane leaks were reported. Fencing and signs were blown down. The tornado damage was on the eastern edge of a larger area of downburst wind damage. Peak winds were estimated near 115 mph. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF3) | Crowder | 2 killed, 10 hurt, $15,000,000 | A 16 mile long EF3 tornado started in eastern Stoddard County along County Highway Y, tracking eastward into Scott County. As it crossed Highway 61, it damaged approximately 10 power poles. The worst damage was found in the Sloanville Drive area where numerous homes were heavily damaged or completely destroyed, this included a brick home and several mobile homes. Two fatalities occurred along this|road. Numerous more homes were either significantly damaged or completely destroyed west of I-55 in Sandywoods, with the tornado continuing east to Woodhaven Estates. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. Many outbuildings suffered some degree of damage or were a complete loss. Max width was 200 yards. The tornado lifted just east of Highway O about 3 miles west of Diehlstadt. There were 10 injuries with this tornado as well. |
| December 1971 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 killed, 24 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 killed, 15 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 19 hurt, $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Porter | 2 hurt, $400,000 | A brief EF-2 tornado struck a homestead near the community of Bertrand in Scott County, MO. The tornado started on County Highway 532 just west of the intersection of Highway O. The tornado shifted and damaged several grain bins and destroyed two barns. A person in a truck nearby had their vehicle partially lifted briefly by the tornado. After crossing Highway O, the tornado severely damaged a house and adjacent auxiliary home, removing the roofs and collapsing some exterior walls of both buildings. Two people suffered minor injuries in the primary residence when they were cut by flying debris. After damaging some trees behind the buildings, the tornado dissipated as it moved into an agricultural field east of the residences. Peak winds were estimated near 115 mph. |
| May 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1981 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | 1 hurt, $200,000 | In the Sikeston area, a semi-trailer was overturned on U.S. Highway 60. A steeple was blown off a church onto a roadway. Numerous trees and power lines were down. A large tree toppled onto a car and a house. One man was injured when a tree fell into his house and broke his ankle. Awnings were blown off and windows were broken at a nursing home. A mobile home manufacturer reported damage to the roof and overhead doors. Numerous mobile homes were overturned. Two mobile homes were destroyed, three sustained severe damage, and several were moderately damaged. A nursery greenhouse was destroyed. Signs in front of businesses were damaged. At Miner, a roof was blown off, and a barn was destroyed. Scott County was designated a federal disaster area, enabling individual residents to apply for relief. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miner | 1 hurt, $40,000 | An abandoned mobile home was blown into trees off U.S. Highway 61 near Morley. At least four semis and three recreational vehicles were blown over on Interstate 55 between the Cape Girardeau County line and Interstate 57. The driver of an overturned semi was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. Interstate 55 was closed both north and southbound from mile markers 40 to 80. |
| March 1976 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 1960 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Commerce | $1,500,000 | Major flooding continued from April on the Mississippi River. At the Thebes, Illinois river gage, the flood crest of 45.52 feet on the night of May 2 was the second highest crest on record. The record crest was 45.91 feet in May of 1995. The activation of the New Madrid Floodway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spared the county from an even higher crest. With the detonation of the Mississippi River levee at Birds Point, Missouri, the river dropped suddenly. A combination of Mississippi River backwater and headwaters from the Whitewater River caused flooding as far inland as Chaffee. In Chaffee, a nursing home was sandbagged after its parking lot flooded. Many homes and other structures along Highway 77 were surrounded by water. At least one street was closed in Chaffee. In an area around Sikeston, sixty homes were threatened by backwater from the St. Johns Bayou. Many school districts were closed. U.S. Highway 62 was closed east of Interstate 55. A couple dozen homes were threatened in Commerce, causing a partial evacuation of the town. The breach of a private agricultural levee flooded thousands of acres of farmland and flooded even more of Commerce. A large portion of Route EE was closed. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Sikeston | $1,400,000 | An EF-3 tornado (max EF-2 for this second Scott County portion) formed in Stoddard County, then tracked northeastward through New Madrid County into Scott County at Butler St in southwest Sikeston, then crossing back briefly into New Madrid County, re-entering Scott County near the intersection of Montgomery St and W Murray Ln. The tornado did extensive and severe tree damage through the south side of Sikeston. Approaching and crossing Malone Ave, the tornado removed part of the roof of a school building and a nearby former farm supply store, where cinder block walls also collapsed. North of Malone Ave, the tornado collapsed a tall wooden light pole at a ball field, and removed most of the roof of a house. The tornado turned more northeast as it exited Sikeston, doing damage to trees, power lines, and outbuildings before ending in the community of Diehlstadt. Peak winds for this second Scott County portion were 120 mph. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Vanduser | $1,000,000 | An EF-2 tornado began east of Bell City in Stoddard County and quickly moved into Scott County. The worst damage was shortly after it entered the county along Highway 91, where it destroyed a barn, flipped a center pivot, and snapped several wooden power pole. The tornado continued northeast through mostly open fields, damaging grain silos and outbuildings, and dissipated just west of Oran. The estimated peak wind was 115 mph. The total path length was 6.4 miles. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF3) | Vanduser | $1,000,000 | Two stick built homes were destroyed. One of these homes had complete roof loss, as well as most exterior walls and some interior walls blown out. A vehicle was blown out of the garage. The other home had a large portion of the roof blown off and some exterior walls blown out. Three empty railroad cars were overturned. A 60 by 80 foot building was blown away. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed. Numerous other mobile homes sustained moderate to major damage. Several irrigation systems were blown around. Many dozens of large or very large trees were snapped. Nine power poles were snapped. The tornado was videotaped as it crossed parts of the county. Peak winds were estimated near 140 mph. This tornado was spawned by the supercell thunderstorm that would later spawn a 42-mile long EF-3 tornado in western Kentucky and the southern tip of Illinois. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Chaffee | $675,000 | Northern portions of the county received the most rain and the worst flooding. Main Street and numerous side streets were closed in Scott City. In Scott City, a mudslide forced the closure of Route AB. In Chaffee, 48 residents were evacuated from a nursing home. Much of Chaffee was under water, flooding a car wash and a church. Across the county, at least 38 homes and businesses sustained at least some damage. Sandbagging was done around a house threatened by floodwaters on Route EE. Water spilled over the top of a levee on Caney Creek, flooding farmland. One bridge was damaged beyond repair. Another bridge approach was washed out. At least a dozen mudslides were cleared from roads. Numerous culverts were washed out. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diehlstadt | $600,000 | A total of 52 homes were damaged. The damage was mostly minor to moderate roof damage. Several businesses and a church were damaged. Numerous outbuildings were damaged. Several power poles were snapped. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. An irrigation system was toppled. The path length was 3.5 miles and the path width was one-half mile. These downburst winds of up to 100 mph were on the right side of a small EF-2 tornado that struck Diehlstadt directly. |
| January 2016 | Flood | Scott City | $500,000 | Mississippi River levels continued their climb from December, and record flooding occurred early in the month. At the Thebes, Illinois river gage, the river crested at a new record of 47.74 feet before dawn on the 2nd. The old record was 45.91 feet, which was set in May of 1995. Records at Thebes go back to at least 1844. The 2016 crest would have been higher if a major levee break had not occurred between Thebes and Cairo, Illinois. Flood stage at Thebes is 33 feet. Thousands of acres of unprotected land outside the levee system were flooded, most of which was cropland. The small community of Commerce, which is not protected by a levee, was severely flooded. Only about nine homes in the community remain occupied following a series of government buyouts. A private agricultural levee was breached just south of Commerce, resulting in the inundation of 5,500 acres of empty cropland. The private levee was located on the river side of a much bigger federal levee that functioned very well. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Benton | $500,000 | Baseball size hail fell in the Benton area. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Commerce | $250,000 | Major flooding occurred along the Mississippi River early in the month. At the Thebes, IL river gage, the river crested at 43.18 feet on the 6th. Flood stage is 33 feet. This flood crest was about two feet below the crest during the historic 2011 flood. There was extensive flooding of low-lying agricultural land and county roads. A couple dozen homes were threatened in Commerce, causing a partial evacuation of the town. A large portion of Route EE was closed. Three homes on Scott County Road 308 alongside the Mississippi River were underwater. Thousands of acres of cropland were flooded. The primary effect on residents near the river was difficult access due to flooded roads. Flood risk reduction measures that were installed after the massive flood of 2011 helped mitigate damage. Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted daily inspections of levees for seepage and other problems. |
| February 1991 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Benton | $175,000 | An EF1 tornado, with max winds of 110mph, touched down approximately 2.5 miles south of Benton in northern Scott County. It was on the ground for 1.3 miles before lifting just west of I-55 about 3.5 miles southeast of Benton. Total destruction of a detached garage/barn occurred along Highway 403. Several trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few other farm buildings being damaged. Max width was 100 yards. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Morley | $150,000 | A brief tornado on State Highway 91 overturned a mobile home, demolished a barn and shed, and blew down a grain bin. Farm equipment was damaged. Siding was blown off a house. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chaffee | $100,000 | This powerful microburst began in a field northwest of Chaffee, where a large storage barn was destroyed. Just to the east of the field, the microburst caused 48 cars of a 112-car train to derail. The train was carrying stacked semi shipping containers containing auto parts. About 800 feet of railroad track was destroyed. The damage path width was only about 500 feet. The damage path length was about 1.6 miles. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| February 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Vanduser | $100,000 | The tornado continued into Scott County from Stoddard County along Route 91 near the Whitewater River bridge. Empty grain bins and silos were destroyed. Irrigation pivots were turned over. Chicken houses were destroyed. There was siding and shingle damage to homes. Barns were damaged. Widespread tree and power line damage occurred along Highway 408 near the intersection of Highway 403. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chaffee | $100,000 | Damage was especially severe on the north end of Chaffee, where numerous large trees were uprooted. Two of the trees landed on houses and a vehicle. A utility pole was downed on Highway 77, and another pole was downed on a side street. A couple of streets were blocked by fallen trees. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Chaffee | $100,000 | Very large hail to about the size of baseballs pounded northern Scott County. In Scott City, at least several vehicle windows were smashed. At a car dealership on the south side of Scott City, about eight of 50 vehicles were damaged. At least one house roof was damaged. Some roads were covered in hail, and a tractor-trailer jack-knifed on Interstate 55 just north of the Scott City exit. |
| February 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Benton | $100,000 | Several structures were damaged. A large shed was levelled. Partial roof damage occurred to another shed and a house. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. Various objects were impaled into a house and a garage. Most of the damage occurred on Highway E. Peak winds were estimated near 110 MPH. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | New Hamburg | $100,000 | The very short track of this tornado was all in the northeast part of New Hamburg. The tornado touched down about 100 yards east of Highway A. Two homes received major roof damage, along with some structural damage. About 100 yards east of the two homes, a bed-and-breakfast business was destroyed. Another building lost its roof and two walls. A pole barn, a 100-year-old barn, and a wood silo were all destroyed. The barns contained antique farm equipment and a horse-drawn carriage that were destroyed. A dog was killed when the tornado destroyed the shed it was in. Several cars were damaged. Power was out to most or all of the town. A number of trees were topped. Peak winds were estimated near 110 MPH. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Lusk | $100,000 | A brief tornado with peak winds of 90 MPH damaged or destroyed five sheds. A trailer home was damaged, and a light pole and several tree limbs were downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $100,000 | Thunderstorms moved slowly south across the county, producing spotty but significant wind damage along their paths. In the community of Commerce, numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the north portion of town. One tree fell on a two-story home, and several trees were across roadways. A mobile home was moved several feet. In and around the community of Lusk, several large trees were down. One tree narrowly missed a house. Another fell across power lines. A farmer in this area recorded a wind gust to 68 MPH. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Tanner | $90,000 | An EF-2 tornado began on the east side of Dexter, then shifted from east-northeasterly towards north-northeasterly on its trek across Stoddard County, crossing the Little River into Scott County. As the tornado approached Crowder, the tornado destroyed a newer, well-built barn. In Crowder, numerous trees were uprooted and lost large limbs. Just east of Vanduser, the tornado removed most of a newer metal roof from a house. The tornado finally veered more to the northeast, snapping tree limbs and overturning irrigation equipment before lifting just east of the community of Morley. Estimated peak winds for the Scott County portion of the tornado were 115 mph. |
| June 2012 | Hail | New Hamburg | $80,000 | In New Hamburg, car windows were shattered by hail the size of baseballs. Golf ball size hail occurred near Benton. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morley | $80,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chaffee | $75,000 | Across the county, trees and power lines were down. Some of the trees were across roads. In the city of Chaffee, roofs were damaged and trees were down. Power outages were reported. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hamburg | $75,000 | Along and north of County Road 234, homes and farm buildings received partial roof and siding damage. A business trailer was overturned. Several utility lines were downed, and numerous trees were uprooted. An assessment by local emergency managers showed about a dozen residences with minor damage and eight with moderate damage. Farm outbuildings were destroyed. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Morley | $75,000 | One mobile home was destroyed. Several small buildings were damaged. Numerous trees were blown down or damaged. Several irrigation systems were moved and/or turned over. Peak winds in the tornado were estimated near 130 MPH. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 90 MPH at isolated locations in the county. These winds damaged or destroyed a few smaller buildings. A tractor trailer rig was blown over on Interstate 55 near the Scott City exit. Part of the roof of a school in Scott City was peeled off. The highest gust in Sikeston was 62 MPH. Some of the hardest hit communities included Chaffee, Oran, and Morley. A tree fell on a house in Chaffee, damaging an awning and the roof. In Oran, a tree fell on a house, and another fell on a vehicle. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | $70,000 | Roofing was blown off a barbeque restaurant. Several other buildings sustained damage, mostly minor. Numerous trees and power poles were down. A tree landed on the roof of a historic house. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miner | $60,000 | Two buildings were damaged in the town of Miner. One of the buildings was a large metal equipment shed for the Missouri Department of Transportation. The shed was heavily damaged, including some of the metal framing. The other building was a business which was damaged, including windows and entrance doors being blown out. The time of occurrence was determined from security cameras. In Diehlstadt, an oak tree two feet in diameter was uprooted, a privacy fence was damaged, and some siding was torn off a house on the eastern edge of town. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Kelso | $60,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. Several outbuildings were destroyed, including a large shed. Three camper trailers were overturned. One of the campers sustained major damage. There was shingle and siding damage to a few homes. There was clearly a well-defined convergent path through a corn field. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. The path continued across the Mississippi River into Alexander County, Illinois. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | $50,000 | A line of thunderstorms downed multiple trees and power lines in Benton. As the storms continued eastward, trees were uprooted and power lines downed on MO-333 near the quarry and Sand Prairie Conservation Area. |
| June 2019 | Lightning | Scott City | $50,000 | A church burned to the ground as a result of a lightning-related fire. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Scott City | $50,000 | Major flooding of the Mississippi River continued to inundate thousands of acres of crops. Although this was the fifth highest flood crest on record at Cape Girardeau, relatively few homes were flooded because of migration out of the flood plain in recent decades. Transportation in eastern parts of the county was difficult due to numerous flooded roads. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Miner | $50,000 | An EF-1 tornado resulted in a house losing a portion of its roof, including the roof decking. Several small outbuildings or porches lost part of their roofs or walls. Limbs were broken off a couple dozen trees, and a few smaller trees were uprooted or broken. Wooden fencing and swing sets were blown over. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | $50,000 | Multiple trees were blown down across the city. A building on the west side of Sikeston was missing part of its roof. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Scott City | $50,000 | At least one water rescue was conducted along Route A between Benton and Hamburg. Numerous roads were underwater. Water was at least one foot deep over many roads in Scott City, including main streets. Portions of County Roads 210 and 219 were washed away just east of Rockview. A portion of a culvert was washed away on County Road 214 between Hamburg and Kelso. About ten roads were closed or impassable in Sikeston due to high water. The Sikeston Department of Public Safety asked people to stay off the roads in Sikeston, if possible. Cars became submerged in flooded areas. Two inches of rain fell in 45 minutes at Kelso. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott City | $50,000 | Just south of Commerce near the Mississippi River levee, a large metal farm shed was heavily damaged and windows were broken out of farm tractors. Numerous trees were snapped. Four miles south of Commerce, trees and limbs were blown down. Power was knocked out. In Scott City, trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Commerce | $50,000 | Major flooding occurred along the Mississippi River. There was extensive flooding of low-lying farm fields, and many county roads were closed. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Commerce | $50,000 | Major flooding was in progress on the Mississippi River by the end of the month. The river continued rising into early May. A combination of Mississippi River backwater and headwaters from the Whitewater River caused flooding as far inland as Chaffee. A couple dozen homes were threatened in Commerce. Sandbagging was done around a home on Route EE. A large portion of Route EE was closed. Sixty homes were threatened by backwater in an area west of Sikeston. Many school districts were closed. In Chaffee, a nursing home was sandbagged after its parking lot flooded. Many homes and other structures along Highway 77 were surrounded by water. At least one street was closed in Chaffee. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Benton | $50,000 | Lightning struck the 911 communications center, damaging radio and telephone equipment. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | $50,000 | Several structures sustained minor to moderate roof damage. At least 50 trees were snapped off or uprooted. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott City | $50,000 | Hangar doors were blown in at the Cape Girardeau Airport. Windows were broken in the terminal building when the wind blew a portable passenger boarding ramp through them. The wings of two planes were damaged. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Benton | $50,000 | A brief tornado touchdown occurred, with winds estimated near 80 MPH. A mobile home was overturned, and sheds were unroofed. The damage was mainly on County Highway 333. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | $50,000 | Several homes in Sikeston were damaged including broken windows and downed trees. Reported by county officials and a local newspaper. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | $50,000 | Power lines and large trees were knocked down damaging a home. Damaging winds lasted for about 15 minutes. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Commerce | $40,000 | Major flooding of the Mississippi River occurred. Three homes on Scott County Road 308 alongside the Mississippi River were underwater, with up to a foot of water covering the first floor. Over 100,000 acres of fields were flooded, including lots of cropland. The primary effect on residents near the river was difficult access due to flooded roads. Access to the small community of Commerce was affected. Flood risk reduction measures that were installed after the massive flood of 2011 helped mitigate damage. Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were assessing the effectiveness of these measures, which included trenches and relief wells. The Corps of Engineers conducted daily inspections of levees for seepage and other problems. The flooding continued into July. |
Mines and quarries
43 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 43 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 40 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 20 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 15 |
| Clay | 7 |
| Silica | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crm Sand Pit & Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Aba Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Clay Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grays Point Quarry #2 & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | Unknown | ||
| 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 | ||
| Benton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Porperty | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Glasstetler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hedrick Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
Every populated place in the county
38Named 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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Grays Point
Kelso township · 63780 · Near Sawmill Hollow · Thebes quadrangle
22 sheets, 1934 to 1996
No longer a settlement
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Kenton
Moreland township · 63740 · On Little Caney Creek · Morley quadrangle
20 sheets, 1934 to 1987
No longer a settlement
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New York
Commerce township · 63780 · Thebes quadrangle
22 sheets, 1934 to 1996
No longer a settlement
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Poor Farm
Moreland township · 63736 · Morley quadrangle
20 sheets, 1934 to 1987
No longer a settlement
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Price Landing
Tywappity township · 63834 · On Doolan Chute · Thebes SW quadrangle
21 sheets, 1934 to 1993
The vanished settlements of Scott County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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.
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