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Stoddard County, Missouri
97 topographic sheets cover 70 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 909 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 70 populated places in this county; 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dexter Gymnasium | building | 2001 | 01000839 |
| Henry Miller House | building | 2018 | 100002430 | |
 | Stoddard County Courthouse | building | 1984 | 84002718 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
37 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 37 of them, burning about 213 acres. 1 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 122 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 October 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 140842-10395-10232016-1728 |
| 27 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 8.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230920-10395-09272020-1600 |
| 22 November 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177983-10395-11222018-1740 |
| 8 October 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177834-10395-10082018-1320 |
| 28 January 2014 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 December 2019 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179583-10399-12112019-1515 |
| 17 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179039-10395-08172019-1405 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1959 to 2025
60 of 426 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 426 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 16 injuries and about $20,933,030 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 171 |
| Hail | 108 |
| Tornado | 48 |
| Flash Flood | 36 |
| Funnel Cloud | 26 |
| Flood | 23 |
| Heavy Rain | 11 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $400,000 | A 42-year-old man was killed when his mobile home was overturned in the Circle City area, which is just north of U.S. Highway 60 east of Dexter. His 12-year-old son was slightly injured. The mobile home was rolled and became pinned against a large tree. A National Weather Service site survey indicated that straight-line winds from 70 to 80 MPH were responsible for a path of widespread damage from Dexter eastward to Circle City, which is almost to the county line. In Dexter, considerable damage occurred. Numerous trees were blown down, and many roofs were damaged. The city received nearly 150 calls concerning downed trees. Trees fell on at least three cars and two trucks. Just in the three Dexter city parks, about a dozen trees were down. Power was out in parts of Dexter for up to two days. Part of the roof of a convenience store was blown off, and a storage shed was destroyed. Two vehicles at the convenience store were damaged by the roof. Dexter city hall sustained minor damage. An amateur radio antenna was bent 90 degrees. In Essex, which is between Dexter and Circle City, several homes and businesses had sections of shingles blown off. Some trees were snapped or uprooted. About 250,000 dollars damage occurred to agricultural equipment and machinery at two agribusinesses near Essex. |
| February 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Asherville | 1 killed, $150,000 | Over 50 structures were damaged, almost half of which were completely destroyed. Most of the structures were mobile homes, barns, and outbuildings. Houses sustained mainly minor damage, but one site-built home was seriously damaged and another was destroyed. Peak winds were estimated near 140 mph. The average path width was 550 yards. |
| December 2009 | Flood | Dudley | 1 killed | Near Bernie, a woman drowned when her vehicle hydroplaned off Highway U and into a water-filled drainage ditch. The car drifted downstream over 400 feet until it lodged on a large culvert. Two passers-by tried to rescue her as she exited the partially submerged vehicle, but the strong current swept her away. Elsewhere in the county, a few state roads were closed due to flooding, including sections of Routes O, T, U, and Z. Overflowing creeks prompted the closure of T Highway from Highway 51 to J Highway. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | 4 hurt, $20,000 | At Painton, an outbuilding was blown onto a road, and several trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a home, causing major damage. Trees were also down in and near Advance, Dexter, and Essex. Falling trees took down power lines, causing power outages to about 1,000 customers. At Mingo Wildlife Refuge near Puxico, four people were injured when a tree fell near the boardwalk area. Three of the victims were treated and released by a local hospital, while the fourth person was admitted with non life-threatening injuries. Shingles were blown off several homes in Dexter. |
| February 1976 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | 2 hurt, $35,000 | Numerous trees, power lines, and about 10 utility poles were blown down along Highway 25. A utility pole struck a vehicle travelling on the highway. A passenger in the vehicle sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Twenty spans of 3,400-volt electrical lines were down on the road and vehicles. Other vehicles were blown off the highway. A second person was transported to a local hospital with minor to moderate injuries, and an unspecified number of others sought their own treatment. The highway was shut down overnight and reopened the next morning. Numerous outbuildings, barns, and sheds were damaged in this rural farming area. One person reported seeing irrigation pipes blown into fields and roofs off structures. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Advance | 2 hurt, $30,000 | Significant wind damage was reported across a good part of northern Stoddard County, including the Advance and Bell City areas. The most significant damage was on Highway 51 right near the Bollinger County line, where several large trees were broken and a half-ton truck and camper were flipped over. Only minor injuries were reported. Elsewhere, a few trees and some large branches were down. A large branch fell on a house a half-mile north of Bell City. |
| December 1971 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Advance | 1 hurt, $71,000 | A thunderstorm downburst containing winds estimated near 65 MPH moved northeast across the community of Advance. The damage path was about 3/4 mile long and 440 yards wide. Numerous large tree limbs and a couple of trees were downed, resulting in damage to power lines. Metal facades were damaged or blown off several buildings. A couple of businesses suffered damage to their roofs. An empty semi-trailer, a storage shed, and a wooden fence were blown over. A framed sign and the glass doors of a supermarket were blown out. Some vehicles were damaged by flying debris. A woman was slightly injured when some roof awning panels blew off and wrapped around her vehicle. |
| January 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Paxico | $3,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1986 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Dexter | $2,000,000 | The tornado first touched down along Highway AD, just north of the interchange with U.S. Highway 60. The tornado then tracked east-southeast across Highways 60 and 25 through the city of Dexter. At least 150 homes were damaged. At least one home sustained major loss of roof decking, and a half dozen or less homes had major damage mainly due to fallen trees. Most damage was loss of shingles and siding and facia. Several mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. One mobile home was flipped on its roof. Several garages were blown from their foundations. A few large buildings sustained major damage, including major loss of roof structures. A hospital sustained major damage with several windows blown in, ceiling panels blown down, and one attached structure blown away from the hospital. Several vehicles at the hospital had their windows blown out or were otherwise damaged from flying debris. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Puxico | $1,800,000 | Major flooding occurred, causing a number of road closures. Numerous roads were underwater. The Castor River experienced severe flooding. Four breaches were reported along a levee on the Castor River near Aquilla. The breaches were 12 to 25 feet in length. The resulting flooding forced emergency crews to rescue at least one family. The Castor River came up to the base of the Highway 25 bridge at Aquilla. West of Advance, the community of Greenbrier was flooded by the Castor River. Water was three and a half feet deep inside a church in Greenbrier, about six inches higher than the flood of 1982. The 1982 flood was considered the worst in memory for longtime local residents. Thousands of sandbags were stacked around Circle City. A business was sandbagged in Puxico. A pickup truck was swept off a street in Dexter. Another hard hit town was Advance, where at least a few homes were flooded when diversion channel ditches overflowed. Two water rescues were conducted, including one on Highway N near Bell City. A levee failed near Painton, washing the pavement off Highway O and flooding many acres of farmland. Countywide, at least 33 homes were damaged, and 12 others were destroyed. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Dexter | $900,000 | The tornado nearly paralleled U.S. Route 60 in a commercial district just north of downtown Dexter. At the beginning of the damage path, a Wal-Mart store and a car dealership were struck. The Wal-Mart sustained significant damage to its roof and auto shop bay doors. Between the Wal-Mart and the car dealership, light standards anchored by concrete three feet into the ground were pulled out. At the car dealership, about 50 cars were damaged by wind-blown debris and hail, with windows broken. At a mobile home dealership, an unsecured mobile home trailer was turned on its side and pushed next to another trailer. A church lost its steeple and 4 to 6 feet of its roof, and brick fascia was damaged. A second church near Highway 60 sustained damage to the upper portions of the front wall. A restaurant next to the church sustained structural damage when the upper portion of a wall was blown in. Two residences received moderate damage, and a heavy equipment shed was blown down. A motel reported that eight units lost parts of their roofs. Several billboards on Highway 60 were heavily damaged. A utility pole was snapped off. Peak winds were estimated near 80 MPH. Much of the damage occurred underneath the location of a funnel cloud that was photographed by a citizen. The condensation portion (or visible portion) of the funnel cloud was not touching ground in the photo. A second weaker and shorter-lived vortex touched down within a mile to the north-northwest, causing relatively slight damage to a few structures. |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Essex | $800,000 | This tornado, which occurred a few miles southwest of Baker, contained estimated peak winds near 115 mph. Three large equipment sheds and four grain bins were levelled, and debris was carried hundreds of yards. Several large trees were snapped. Farm equipment was overturned. Part of a brick wall was removed from one side of a home. Roof damage occurred to two other homes. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Bernie | $700,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Aid | $500,000 | EF-1 tornado began just west of the intersection of County Roads 451 and 420 near Aid. It moved northeast and dissipated just north of Highway AC. Right when it sat down it took most of the roof off a house and a church and it also removed the entrance to the church. Several barns were destroyed along its path. Peak wind was 105. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Powe | $400,000 | This tornado moved from west to east across southern Stoddard County, passing across the town of Bernie. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. Numerous farm machine sheds of varying sizes were leveled. Several homes in Bernie received minor to moderate damage, ranging from loss of shingles to blown out windows and wall sections. A small camper unit was overturned. Several grain bins were damaged on the west side of Bernie. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Very strong straight-line winds up to 95 mph just south of the tornado track produced equally intense damage, including a couple leveled barns. This tornado was one of several that were spawned by the same eastward-moving supercell. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bernie | $400,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $350,000 | A destructive straight-line wind event moved into Dexter, Missouri early morning. This surge of stronger winds appears to have led to the organization of a fairly long track EF-2 tornado that began near U.S. 60 and Main Street. The city road maintenance building sustained significant damage as well as a restaurant in the area. Hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted and many trees fell onto buildings and caused damage. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $300,000 | Scattered damage consisted of uprooted trees and broken tree limbs. Dozens of homes sustained loss of shingles or other minor damage. A barn was levelled. Numerous sheds were damaged or destroyed. A business in Puxico lost its roof. Windows were blown out, and a tree was snapped in half in Puxico. The damage path width was four miles. Peak winds were estimated near 80 mph. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Mingo | $300,000 | no account filed |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $250,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey found straight-line wind damage in Dexter. Estimated peak winds were near 90 mph. The damage started on the southwest side of Dexter and ended on the northeast side of Dexter. The damage path length was 3.1 miles, and the maximum width was 0.75 miles. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Some trees fell onto homes. Several homes sustained shingle loss or partial roof damage. About a dozen cars on a moving freight train carrying empty and full metal shipping containers were derailed. Several storage sheds at a lumber company were damaged. A tractor-trailer rig was overturned at a loading dock. A couple businesses had large advertising signs blown down. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Shover | $250,000 | Major flooding continued on the St. Francis River from April. At the Fisk river gage, the river crested at 27.10 feet on the evening of May 3. This was the second highest crest on record, exceeded only by a crest of 28.00 feet in April of 1927. The river came within inches of overtopping a levee on the left bank. Extensive flooding occurred on the Stoddard County side of the river. The Moccasin Flats area was completely submerged, forcing residents to evacuate by boat. Voluntary evacuations were conducted across the western quarter of the county, including the Puxico, Dudley, and Powe areas. All residents in the Powe area evacuated. Red Cross shelters were opened around the area. The eastbound exit ramp from U.S. Highway 60 to Highway 51 was flooded. Floodwaters endangered the eastbound lanes of Highway 60. Damage to county roads near the river was extensive. Three bridges were washed out. State Highway 51 was closed from County Road 279 to the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Painton | $250,000 | A breach in the Jenkins Basin levee flooded thousands of acres in northern and eastern Stoddard County. About two-thirds of the community of Painton was underwater due to the breach. The Bell City area was affected. Firefighters evacuated a small number of residents by boat. Four families were evacuated from an area south of Brownwood. A section of U.S. Highway 60 was closed as a direct result of the breach. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Idalia | $250,000 | One house was heavily damaged. The roof was partially torn off the house, and debris was thrown 100 to 200 yards. Three outbuildings and an equipment shed were destroyed. A trailer was thrown about 75 yards. Approximately ten power poles were snapped in half. Windows of vehicles were broken by debris. A few large trees were snapped. A pump house was blown into a propane tank, causing a propane leak. There were two eyewitness accounts of a funnel cloud. Peak winds were estimated at 110 mph. The average path width was about 100 yards. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Puxico | $250,000 | Thunderstorms dumped an estimated 3 to 4 inches of rain. About 15 businesses were flooded by up to a foot of water. The sheriff department rescued a U.S. Postal Service worker who was trapped by high water. Several inches of water got into the town's bank and IGA supermarket. The flash flooding also washed out a bridge on a county road. |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Shady Dell | $150,000 | A 16 mile long EF3 tornado (peak of EF2 in Stoddard County) started in eastern Stoddard County along County Highway Y, approximately 5 miles southeast of Bell City. It removed a roof of a house shortly after touching down and then continued eastward into Scott County. Estimated peak winds for the Stoddard County portion of the tornado were 115mph. |
| February 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Bell City | $150,000 | 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. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. The tornado path crossed into Scott County along Route 91 near the Whitewater River bridge. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Shover | $150,000 | The tornado continued eastward from Butler County into western Stoddard County. As it moved through a wildlife refuge close to the county line, trees were damaged. Along County Road 670, a metal barn was destroyed and thrown several hundred yards into a field. A wagon was thrown approximately 150 yards. On County Road 651, a concrete silo was destroyed while an empty grain truck right next to the silo was not damaged. The tornado continued northeast and damaged mainly trees and 14 power poles before it lifted near Highway 25. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Dexter | $125,000 | An EF-2 tornado began on the east side of Dexter. Moving east-northeast, the tornado downed numerous trees along its path. Northeast of Essex, the tornado downed a few large wooden power transmission lines. The tornado then turned to the northeast and eventually north-northeast, crossing the Little River into Scott County. Estimated peak winds in Stoddard County, and for the tornado as a whole, were 125 mph. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Dale | $100,000 | An EF-1 tornado began at the Butler County line along County Road 404 just southwest of Puxico. It moved northeast and dissipated on the east side of Puxico. The tornado destroyed a barn as it crossed Highway T and damaged dozens of trees along its path. The estimated peak wind was 95 mph. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Swinton | $100,000 | A bridge was out along County Road 236 just west of Highway BB due to heavy rainfall. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter Arpt | $100,000 | A hangar building at the Dexter Municipal Airport was extensively damaged. The roof and doors were scattered for several hundred yards behind the hangar. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Aid | $100,000 | Two people were evacuated by boat from their flooded residence near Puxico. Flash flooding of Dexter Creek inundated a lumber company in Dexter. Offices in the front of the main building were damaged. Other businesses near Highway 25 were affected by flooding. Some homes in west Dexter were flooded. Across the county, many roads and streets were flooded. Water was over State Highways E and F. The roads were not passable. Farms between Bernie and Dexter were partly flooded. A spotter just west of Dexter measured 3.24 inches in 24 hours. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $100,000 | In Advance, the roof was blown off a block building, chain link fences were down, and numerous trees were down. On the school grounds in Advance, a dugout at a baseball field collapsed with students inside it. An auto dealership on the south edge of Advance lost its roof and back wall. No injuries were reported. In Bloomfield, large trees were down. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter Arpt | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $80,000 | At a farm just off U.S. Highway 60 near Dudley, several outbuildings and grain bins sustained extensive damage. An empty grain bin was blown a short distance. Other grain bins were unroofed. The metal roof on a large equipment shed was blown apart. Debris was strewn across several acres on the south side of the damage area. Trucks and other farm equipment were damaged by falling debris. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Heagy | $75,000 | An EF-2 tornado began just south of Highway 91 and west of County Road 385, moved northeast, and quickly moved into Scott County to the southwest of Oran. It did significant damage in the minute that it was in Stoddard County. The tornado managed to take the roof off of a house and a barn, and completely destroyed another barn. The estimated peak wind was 115 mph. The total path length was 6.4 miles. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Advance | $75,000 | A shed was damaged, a metal barn was leveled, and power lines were down on Highway 25. Debris was scattered approximately 300 yards. A pivot irrigation system was blown over. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Dale | $75,000 | Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph in this tornado that occurred northwest of Dudley. The most intense damage was on Highway 51, where a residence lost doors and windows, the roof was damaged, and large trees were blown down. A nearby large barn lost a wall and portion of the metal roof. Roofing debris consisting of shingles and tin was deposited at a residence near the end of the track, about a mile east of Highway 51. This residence lost a few shingles, outbuildings were damaged, and cedar trees were pushed over. Near the beginning of the damage track, a large tree landed on a well-built garage, and a gazebo was blown about 100 yards. |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Bernie | $75,000 | A silo was destroyed, and a grain bin was dented. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Windows were blown out of a home. Cotton from bales was lofted and blown into trees nearby. Numerous large branches were blown down. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. A notable circulation track was observed in a bean field. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $75,000 | Very strong thunderstorm winds blew outbuildings over, destroyed a mobile home, and blew windows out of a service station. Trees were down, including some on houses. At a gas station on Highway AD, the station's canopy was destroyed and the front glass door was blown out. An empty fuel storage tank was overturned. Debris from the station damaged several houses just north of the service station. |
| March 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Idalia | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $70,000 | Just north of Highway 60 in the northwest part of town, a fence was damaged, and shingles were blown off the roof of a nearby business. Numerous tree limbs were down across town. About a half dozen utility poles were broken. Several tree limbs up to six inches in diameter were broken across the county. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $65,000 | A tree fell onto a house. Shingles were blown off another house. The roof was blown off of one business. Power lines were down in at least six different locations in town. About 3500 customers were without power. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $65,000 | Roofs were blown off a movie theater and car wash. Several homes in the same area sustained roof damage. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Advance | $60,000 | Streets were flooded, and there were homes with flooded basements in Advance. A personal weather station in Advance measured 5.86 inches from midnight to late afternoon on the 3rd. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bell City | $50,000 | A thunderstorm line moving eastward across northern Stoddard County produced a downburst that destroyed a barn and an irrigation system northeast of Bell City. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $50,000 | A line of thunderstorms produced damaging winds across Stoddard County, mainly from Dexter north across the Bloomfield area. Trees were down off County Road 227 north-northwest of Bloomfield. Several trees were uprooted or snapped in Dexter. A large tree limb was down south of Advance. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $50,000 | An area of scattered thunderstorm wind damage occurred across the Dexter-Bloomfield area. The area of most concentrated damage was along and north of Highway E from about three to seven miles east of Bloomfield. At least a dozen power poles were broken. Dozens of trees were uprooted, and numerous limbs were broken. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Puxico | $50,000 | Trees were down on roads and homes in Dexter. Other trees were blown down between Puxico and Dexter. Power lines were also down. |
| October 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Acorn Ridge | $50,000 | The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees. About three miles west of Puxico at the start of the damage path, a tree fell on a home. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. As the tornado crossed County Road 234 into Bollinger County, it uprooted a tree, which brought down a power line. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $50,000 | Parked semi trailers were blown over. Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Dale | $50,000 | A levee holding back the Mingo Ditch burst about three miles north of U.S. Highway 60. Extensive flash flooding occurred on the west side of Highway 51. Large areas of cropland were flooded. Some homes in the path of the floodwaters were totally surrounded. At least one home was evacuated and flooded. Other homes were inaccessible by vehicle. Sandbag walls were constructed to protect grain bins west of Dudley along Old Highway 60. Floodwaters came up to Highway 51, but the highway remained open. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aid | $50,000 | On Highway F about two miles north of U.S. Highway 60, two businesses sustained major damage. A 60-by-90 foot shop building was scattered across a large field to the north of where the building stood. A two-pole structure holding up high-voltage transmission lines was broken off. Large trees were uprooted southwest of Dexter. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Dexter | $50,000 | A large storage building was destroyed. A garage and shed at a nearby residence was destroyed. A house roof was damaged by a falling tree. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. The average path width was 75 yards. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Advance | $50,000 | A tractor-trailer rig loaded with freight was blown over. A 16-inch diameter tree was blown down on a mobile home. An 8-inch diameter tree was blown down on a pickup truck. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, along with small trees. Shingles were blown off roofs. |
Mines and quarries
141 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 141 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 134 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 118 |
| Iron | 16 |
| Clay | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buff Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dunn Shaft | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mine #1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Clay Pit and Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Goforth Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hall Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Harty Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hawks + Houck Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Leora Land | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Limonite | |
| M'Gown Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Murphy Mine #1 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Mine #2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Mine, No.3 | Iron | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Pico Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tertiary Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Wilhelm Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| 3 Wofford Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 6 Coleman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Sand & Gravel-Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lemons Pit + Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Liberty Township Pit + Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Musgraves Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Temple 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 | 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 | ||
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| Vaughn & Stuart Pit &Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
70Named 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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Acorn Ridge
New Lisbon township · 63825 · On Delaware Creek · Acorn Ridge quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1983
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Birds Corner
Richland township · 63846 · Near Clines Island · Clines Island quadrangle
13 sheets, 1934 to 1985
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Castorville
New Lisbon township · 63825 · On Mud Creek · Acorn Ridge quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1983
No longer a settlement
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Curdton
New Lisbon township · 63960 · Near Rock Knob · Acorn Ridge quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1983
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Eaglette
New Lisbon township · 63960 · On Cato Slough · Sturdivant quadrangle
19 sheets, 1935 to 1989
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Hickman
Duck Creek township · 63960 · On Flat Mingo Creek · Acorn Ridge quadrangle
11 sheets, 1934 to 1983
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Old Shawnee Village
Castor township · 63825 · On Link Creek · Bloomfield quadrangle
15 sheets, 1934 to 1985
No longer a settlement
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Zeta
Pike township · 63825 · Clines Island quadrangle
13 sheets, 1934 to 1985
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Stoddard 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.
- 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.