Wayne County, Missouri

92 topographic sheets cover 47 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

2 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States

Wayne County within Missouri

What the record shows

829 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 1 structure and 1 district.
The Geographic Names Information System records 47 populated places in this county; 47 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

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	Property	Type	Listed	Reference
	Fort Benton	structure	2002	02000212
	Sam A. Baker State Park Historic District	district	1985	85000540

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

450 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 450 of them, burning about 7,192 acres. 2 started naturally and 173 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Arson/incendiarism	173
Debris and open burning	128
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	98
Equipment and vehicle use	18
Power generation/transmission/distribution	11
Recreation and ceremony	6
Smoking	4
Railroad operations and maintenance	4
Fireworks	3
Natural	2
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Other causes	1

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

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
3 April 2011	Arson/incendiarism	430 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	BROWNS HOLLOW
23 March 2011	Arson/incendiarism	285 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	TRAM NORTH
3 November 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	276 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	THORNTON CEMETARY
16 March 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	273 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	HOPE HOLLOW
23 February 1996	Arson/incendiarism	244 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	BIG LAKE CREEK
5 December 2020	Arson/incendiarism	221 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	251150-02220-12052020-1820
6 March 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	179 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	KELOW VALLEY FIRE
3 November 1994	Arson/incendiarism	161 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	LOST CREEK ROAD

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

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 349 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 349 reports for this county, causing 6 deaths, 42 injuries and about $48,708,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Hail	117
Thunderstorm Wind	84
Flood	70
Flash Flood	38
Tornado	26
Heavy Rain	7
Funnel Cloud	5
Lightning	2

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
March 2025	Tornado (EF3)	Gads Hill	3 killed, $4,000,000	An EF-3 tornado touched down 4 miles northeast of Garwood in Reynolds County and proceeded northeast into northwest Wayne County southwest of Gads Hill. Thousands of trees were uprooted or snapped along its path through northwest Wayne County. Significant damage occurred in Gads Hill, where three houses and several manufactured homes and camper/trailer homes were destroyed or sustained significant damage. The estimated peak wind was 155 mph. Three people were killed when their homes were destroyed. The tornado continued to produce extensive tree damage as it progressed northeast to the Iron County line just southwest of Des Arc. The tornado passed through Iron County and into Madison County before lifting. The total path length of the tornado was 38 miles.
March 2025	Tornado (EF3)	Leeper	2 killed, $3,000,000	An EF-3 tornado touched down just northeast of Eastwood in Carter County and moved quickly northeast to the Wayne County line just southwest of Leeper. The tornado destroyed 3 homes in Leeper, including completely wiping the slab clean on one. A nearby house had its roof mostly removed and another had some broken windows. Three manufactured homes and one barn were destroyed, as well. Two people died when their camper home was thrown into the Black river. The tornado did extensive tree damage with thousands either snapped or uprooted along its path. It continued northeast from Leeper until it dissipated at County Road 361 just west of Maddox Lake. The estimated peak wind was 165 mph. The total path length was around 31 miles.
March 2025	Tornado (EF2)	Burbank	1 killed, 1 hurt, $1,500,000	An EF-2 tornado touched down northeast of Greenville and moved northeast doing profound and extreme tree damage along its path. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado directly impacted the River Valley Campground on Hidden Valley Road near the Castor River, killing one person and severely injuring another. The most severe structural damage occurred near the campground where a home lost its roof and had most of its exterior walls collapsed in. Several vehicles were tossed 50 to 100 feet. Another nearby home also suffered heavy damage. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed and a wooden power pole was snapped. The estimated peak wind was 134 mph. From the campground the tornado continued northeast and quickly entered Bollinger County where it did EF-3 damage. The total path length was 28.6 miles.
March 1964	Tornado (F3)	not stated	26 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
December 1982	Tornado (F1)	not stated	8 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
May 2011	Tornado (EF3)	Leeper	2 hurt, $500,000	This tornado continued from Carter County into Wayne County. Three homes were destroyed. One log home in far southwestern Wayne County was levelled. Nine houses suffered major damage, and another 39 homes had minor damage. The vast majority of damage was in the Silva area. In Silva, a camper and a mobile home were destroyed. A Silva family reportedly did not make it to their tornado shelter in time. A large tree fell on one of the victims, resulting in a dislocated shoulder. Another family member received minor to moderate injuries to the hip, back, and head. Several vehicles were destroyed or damaged from flying debris and fallen trees. A couple of churches received mainly minor damage. Hundreds of acres of large trees were uprooted or snapped. A half-mile section of Highway 34 east of Silva was closed due to downed trees and power lines. Most streets in Silva were blocked by trees and limbs. Peak winds were estimated near 150 mph. The average path width was about 450 yards. The tornado continued northeast into Madison County.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	2 hurt, $60,000	Multiple trees were uprooted on D Highway a few miles southeast of Greenville. One vehicle was struck by a falling tree, with minor injuries. Multiple trees were down in a campground. In Greenville, trees and power lines were down.
January 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont	1 hurt, $75,000	no account filed
May 2006	Lightning	Lowndes	1 hurt	An adult female was hospitalized overnight for injuries received due to a lightning strike. After running outside in the rain to retrieve a keyless entry device from her vehicle, she was holding the door knob of her house when she saw a flash. She was knocked unconscious. The inside of her hand was blistered, and she lost the use of her hand. She was expected to regain the use of her hand after weeks of physical therapy.
June 1997	Lightning	Greenville	1 hurt	A man who was struck by lightning was burned on the arm and abdomen. He refused treatment for his injuries.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Wappapello	$20,000,000	The record high level of Lake Wappapello exceeded the height of the emergency spillway at Wappapello Dam. The uncontrolled flow of water over the spillway berm washed out a 400-foot section of Highway T, taking out millions of dollars of communications infrastructure. County Road 404 was washed out. At least two homes along County Road 404 were inundated with at least a foot of water and were accessible only by boat. Five homes were directly affected by the spillway breach.
March 2008	Flood	Piedmont	$9,200,000	The hardest hit community during this historic flood was Piedmont. Between 200 and 300 homes and businesses were flooded in the town of about 2,000 residents. Severe flash flooding of McKenzie Creek inundated over one-third of the town. All buildings in southern Piedmont were flooded, along with homes within two blocks on either side of Main Street. All major roads were closed leading into Piedmont. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for the entire town of Piedmont. Three law enforcement agencies rushed boats into the area to help with evacuations. Hundreds of people were evacuated, including some by boat. Shelters were opened at a church and a school for evacuees. Vehicles and propane tanks were among the items that littered roads after the floodwaters receded. The force of the floodwaters broke windows and even tore bricks off one building. A major water line was washed out, leaving Piedmont without water. Schools closed early, but students were held at the schools due to major flood hazards. Across the county, U.S. Highway 67 from Route 34 to Greenville was among five flooded sections of state highways that were closed. The county sheriff department received hundreds of calls from people stranded in vehicles and homes. Local residents characterized the flooding as the worst in their memory. At the height of the flooding, road transportation across the county was difficult or impossible. Two schools were cut off by floodwaters while school was in session. Two bridges were closed due to washouts. A section of railroad track was washed out. Phone service and water service was disrupted in parts of the county. Severe flooding inundated a subdivision five miles south of Piedmont along the Black River, where water reached the eaves of several homes. About 30 people were rescued by boat from that subdivision, and several of those were rescued from trees after a boat sank. The town of Williamsville was partially evacuated in an area close to Williams Creek.
April 1989	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
May 2017	Flood	Silva	$1,400,000	Record flooding occurred on the St. Francis River as the month began. The river crested at 37.05 feet on the Patterson river gage on the evening of April 30th. The old record was 35.77 feet in December of 1982. Numerous roads were closed, including Business Route 67 in Greenville and Route 34 at the St. Francis River Bridge. The record river flooding affected Lake Wappapello, which is formed by a dam on the St. Francis River near the town of Wappapello. Water poured over the emergency spillway of the dam. Mandatory evacuations were considered for areas below the dam. The lake levels in Lake Wappapello came close to the record set in 2011, but they did not reach it. Highway T just below the dam was washed out.
May 2017	Flood	Piedmont Muni Arpt	$1,000,000	Flooding of the Black River occurred below Clearwater Dam. The lake levels behind the dam reached a record height. For the first time in the dam's history, water passed through the emergency spillway of the dam. This prompted concerns about flooding below the dam. A mandatory evacuation was considered for some residents below the dam. Several roads were closed, including Route 49 at Mill Spring. Damage to public property, including roads, bridges, and utilities, was estimated near one million dollars.
May 2011	Flood	Taskee Station	$1,000,000	Moderate flooding continued from April on the St. Francis River. At the Patterson river gage, the river crested at 30.94 feet on the evening of May 2. This was the fifth highest flood crest on record, only an inch below the May, 2002 flood crest. Flooding was much more severe downriver near Greenville due to flooding of Lake Wappapello, which was formed by a dam on the St. Francis River. A storage facility and a restaurant in Greenville were flooded. County schools were closed for days due to numerous road closures. Residents in Greenville built a dirt levee across old U.S. Highway 67 to protect the town from flooding of the lake. The backwater from the lake reached all of the streets leading into town, effectively isolating the town. Floodwaters reached the girders of the four-lane bridge on U.S. Highway 67 south of Greenville. Lake Wappapello reached its highest level on record. A temporary dike three feet high was constructed of sandbags at Wappapello Dam's spillway in an attempt to control overtopping. The dike was eventually overtopped, and an uncontrolled release of water washed out Highway T. Lake levels impinged on sections of U.S. Highway 67 and State Route 34. State Route 34 was sandbagged east of Patterson in an attempt to keep it open, but Route 34 was closed between Highways 67 and 143. Up to four feet of water covered the road. The northbound lanes of U.S. 67 were closed for 1.5 miles near Otter Creek. Officials detoured northbound traffic into one southbound lane.
April 2011	Flood	Piedmont	$1,000,000	no account filed
November 2005	Flash Flood	Countywide	$500,000	Flash flooding occurred after persistent thunderstorms dumped 6 to 9 inches of rain overnight. In Piedmont, flooding of McKenzie Creek prompted the evacuations of 13 families. Several homes and businesses were flooded. A large storage shed was washed into the creek and became lodged against a bridge. A church in Piedmont had about three feet of water inside. Floodwaters topped all three of the city bridges in Piedmont, but not the State Route 34 bridge. City and county roads sustained substantial damage. Highway 34 West between Highway 67 and Patterson was closed due to flooding. A spotter in Piedmont reported his rain gauge overflowed at 6 inches. The co-operative observer at Clearwater Dam measured 8.10 inches from the overnight and early morning storms. An automated gage in Greenville measured 4.99 inches.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Countywide	$250,000	no account filed
April 2023	Tornado (EF1)	Mill Spg	$200,000	The tornado entered a heavily forested area of Wayne County after forming just over the county line in Carter County. The tornado produced a swath of tree destruction up to 300 yards wide. The tornado paralleled Highway A for about a mile or so. The only structural damage was observed where the tornado crossed Highway A. One garage suffered minor roof damage by a falling tree. The tornado caused shingle damage to a house located along Highway A. Where the tornado crossed Highway 49, the most intense tree damage was observed. This is where peak winds were estimated near 110 mph and where acres of trees were flattened. The tree damage swath became narrow and much less intense east of Highway 49 in hilly forested terrain.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont	$200,000	no account filed
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$150,000	Several trees were damaged or uprooted. Power lines were blown down. Half of the community was without power. There was minor structural damage. Two double-wide mobile homes were slightly damaged. Roof shingles were blown off. An awning in front of a church was blown off. The communications antenna tower at the sheriff department was bent over. A small statue was blown over.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont Muni Arpt	$150,000	The automated observing system at the Piedmont airport measured a wind gust to 66 mph. A hangar building at the airport was damaged. The doors were damaged, along with one plane in the hangar. Widespread damage occurred in and around Piedmont. Trees and power lines were blown down, and power poles were down.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$115,000	Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage to a house 4 miles east of Greenville. Another house about 6 miles east of Greenville was damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down in eastern Wayne County. A National Weather Service damage survey indicated the damage was caused by microburst winds near 100 MPH. At the first residence, a modular home was nearly destroyed, with just the bathrooms left standing. An outbuilding 26 by 30 was also destroyed. At the second residence, a very old home was destroyed and two old outbuildings were heavily damaged.
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Old Greenville	$100,000	One mobile home was destroyed by a falling tree. Several outbuildings and a garage were destroyed. Dozens or perhaps hundreds of trees were uprooted. Two convergent path meso vortices were evident. The width of the tornado was difficult to determine due to the interaction with a downburst. There was a large swath of easterly falling trees on conservation land. Some of the pine trees within this area were snapped three feet above the ground. Highway V was blocked by trees and power lines in numerous places. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph.
April 2004	Tornado (F1)	Patterson	$100,000	Trees and power lines were blown down. Two businesses and about six homes were severely damaged when most of their roofing was blown off. The businesses were a beauty shop and a post office. A dozen barns and sheds were destroyed. Several vehicles and some farm machinery was damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 100 MPH. Power outages affected about 100 people. Some county roads and secondary highways were blocked. The damage path began on Highway B and ended at the junction of Highway 34 and FF Highway. Most of the structural damage was in Patterson at the junction of Highways 34 and FF.
May 1996	Hail	Piedmont	$100,000	no account filed
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Silva	$75,000	In Silva, a pontoon boat, two vehicles, and a carport were damaged. The 26-foot pontoon boat was lifted off a trailer and flipped over. The carport was blown about one-eighth of a mile. The two vehicles received minor damage from the airborne objects. Shingles were blown off a garage and shed. Large trees were blown down. U.S. Highway 67 was blocked by downed power lines.
April 2008	Flood	Piedmont	$75,000	In an area that was severely impacted by record flooding in March, major creek flooding occurred. Voluntary evacuations were requested for Piedmont, where McKenzie Creek left its banks. A few people were rescued on the south side of Piedmont. About 40 people were sheltered at a church as a precaution. No more than a half dozen homes were affected by this flood in Piedmont. The levels of McKenzie Creek were reportedly only about one-third of the height of the March 18 flood. Main Street was partially covered by creek floodwaters, and water lapped at the base of a bridge. Along the Black River west of Piedmont, nine people were evacuated by boat from a subdivision along the Black River. Half of the subdivision was underwater. Some of the homes had over six feet of water in them.
May 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Mill Spg	$70,000	The tornado was not on the ground for the whole path length. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, especially along Highway U between Highway B and FF. Mainly tree damage occurred to the southwest of that area. Along Highway 34, two outbuildings were destroyed and a small covered bridge on private property was destroyed. There was minor soffit damage to another house along Highway 34. Only a few trees were damaged to the northeast of this area. A few power poles were snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. The average path width was 100 yards.
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Clubb	$70,000	At a horse ranch near Clubb, the tornado lifted wall panels from a horse arena, lifted a segment of roofing from a house, uprooted trees, and heavily damaged a 111-year-old barn. Numerous power poles were snapped. The trees exhibited a convergent pattern, and tin from the arena was circulated, including some that was found 200 yards south of the arena. The tornado continued on the ground uprooting trees, maximizing intensity as it crossed County Road 216. The remainder of the path was through forested areas, including a conservation area. Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$50,000	A line of thunderstorms produced widespread tree damage across much of the county. The county dispatch center reported trees were blown down.
December 2015	Tornado (EF1)	Patterson	$50,000	Peak winds were estimated near 105 mph. A couple dozen tree trunks were snapped, and several large tree branches were broken. Highway 34 was closed due to downed and uprooted trees. The tornado tracked along or just north of Highway 34, but it lifted before crossing U.S. Highway 67. The tornado tracked through forested areas and wetlands near the St. Francis River.
July 1997	Hail	Williamsville	$50,000	A severe thunderstorm tracked across southern Wayne County, producing nickel to golf-ball size hail near the Butler County line.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont	$40,000	In Piedmont, a pontoon boat in a parking lot was moved six feet. In Taske, a porch was blown off a house, and a shed was damaged. Trees were down across roadways at scattered locations around the county.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Shook	$35,000	A large portion of the roof was blown off a big wooden barn. A window pane was blown out of a house, and a few shingles were blown off. Numerous trees were blown down, blocking access to the area. One tree fell on an old abandoned camper, destroying it.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont	$30,000	Two garages were blown down.
May 2011	Flood	Hiram	$30,000	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lodi	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Sam A. Baker State Park, with a tree falling onto a vehicle.
May 2023	Flash Flood	Piedmont	$25,000	Parts of Dogwood Lane in Piedmont were washed out.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Taskee Station	$25,000	Trees were blown down, including one that landed on a camper. The damaged camper was on Highway 172 east of U.S. Highway 67.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont Muni Arpt	$25,000	Numerous trees were blown down in northwestern parts of the county. In particular, trees were down around Highway HH at Clearwater Dam. Tree limbs and whole trees were on roads in the Piedmont area. A car crashed into a downed tree near Piedmont, causing major injuries (indirect).
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Silva	$25,000	Structural damage was limited to the side of a church. The tornado uprooted and snapped dozens of oaks and pines. The heaviest damage was in a forested area, where peak winds were estimated near 100 mph.
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Clubb	$25,000	A few trees were uprooted south of Highway 34 and west of Highway C. A rotational damage path of uprooted oaks and snapped cedars and pines was noted northeast of the intersection of Highways 34 and C. The peak winds of about 105 mph were noted along Highway M about a mile north of Highway 34. The tornado then crossed into heavily forested conservation land. The average path width was about 300 yards.
April 1989	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
November 1984	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
March 1964	Tornado (F3)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
October 2021	Tornado (EF1)	Shook	$20,000	This tornado touched down in the heavily forested county of Wayne, just a few miles north of the community of Shook. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado passed mainly through wooded country during the Wayne County portion of its path. The tornado then crossed into Bollinger County.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont Muni Arpt	$20,000	A few small trees and tree limbs were blown down. One tree limb punctured a hole through the roof of a house before striking the floor of the house.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Wappapello	$20,000	Numerous trees were blown down near Lake Wappapello, including some that landed across roadways.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$20,000	Trees were blown down on the west side of the community.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Shook	$20,000	Broken power poles were reported in the Lost Creek area. State road crews removed several trees and limbs from state roads.
April 2010	Heavy Rain	Greenville	$20,000	A home was damaged when a portion of a basement wall collapsed. About three inches of rain fell during the previous night and early morning. The collapse occurred due to water collecting in recently excavated soil. The weight of the saturated mud caused one of the basement's concrete walls to collapse. The roof of the house began sagging after the collapse.
August 1998	Flash Flood	Patterson	$20,000	A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms dumped excessive rainfall amounts over a very small portion of Wayne County near Sam A. Baker State Park. Unofficial rainfall estimates were between 4 and 6 inches just north of Patterson, most of which fell within 3 hours. Clark Creek overflowed across low water bridges near Patterson.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$20,000	A trailer was blown over, and trees were down.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$20,000	Limbs were down. Structural damage occurred to an ambulance shed.
July 1998	Flash Flood	South Portion	$20,000	no account filed
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont	$15,000	A storage shed at a lumber yard was heavily damaged. Several trees and power lines were down. Scattered power outages occurred.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Greenville	$15,000	Roofs were damaged in the downtown area, including the roof of the courthouse and a bank.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Piedmont	$15,000	A large number of trees covered Highway AA.

Mines and quarries

365 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 365 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 361 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Iron	326
Stone, Crushed/Broken	23
Sand and Gravel, Construction	9
Stone, Dimension	3
Granite	1
Lead	1
Zinc	1
Flagstone	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Unknown	Granite	Past Producer
Unknown	Zinc	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Lead	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Flagstone	Past Producer
Eyerman & Schmaltz Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Sheahon Bros Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cheeney Bank	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
Duncan Bros Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Duncan Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Farquher Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Gads Hill Quarry - Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer	Surface
Harris Lime Co. Quarry & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Harty Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Mccallister Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Seminole Ag-Lime Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer	Surface
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Aldrich Land	Iron	Past Producer
Allen	Iron	Past Producer	1920
Alley Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
Alley Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Amy Eaton Property	Iron	Prospect
Anderson Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Anderson Bank	Iron	Prospect
Anderson Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Anderson Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
Anderson Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Archie Garrison Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1932
Armstrong Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Atkins Estate	Iron	Past Producer
Atkins Estate Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Bailey Bank	Iron	Prospect
Bailey Mine	Iron	Prospect
Baker Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Bank # 1	Iron	Prospect
Barker Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Barker Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Barrett Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Bear Mountain Bakk	Iron	Past Producer
Bear Mountain Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Beardon Property	Iron	Prospect
Bennett-Smith Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Bennett-Smith Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Berry Wm. Land No. 1	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Berry Wm. Land No.2	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Big Lake Creek Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Bingham Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
Bingham-Harness&Lundry-Eads-Sawyer-	Iron	Past Producer
Blan Property	Iron	Past Producer
Bob Raggin Jr. Wilson	Iron	Past Producer	1914
Bossiban Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Bowman Bank	Iron	Prospect
Boyer Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Buffington Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1910
Burton Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
C.A. Hallbert Property	Iron	Past Producer	1931
C.N. Hemmerlein Prospect	Iron	Prospect	Surface
C.N. Hemmerlein Prospect No. 2	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Cady Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1908
Carlton Mine	Iron	Prospect
Cedar Bay Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1882, 1888
Cedar Bay Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Chamois Mercantile & Iron Co Bank	Iron	Prospect
Cheeney Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Childress Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1908
Childress Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Christman Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Clarks Mountain	Iron	Occurrence
Clarkson Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Clubb Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Clubb Mine	Iron	Prospect
Cockrell,S Million Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1914
Crawford Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Cullnan Bank	Iron	Prospect
Dalton Mrs. N. T. Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Daniel Mine	Iron	Occurrence	1862
Daniel Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Deason Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Dickson Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1910
Dickson Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Dunkett Property	Iron	Prospect
Dunn Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1930
E. Huff and R.E. Hillis	Iron	Past Producer	1931
Eads Bank	Iron	Prospect
Early Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Early Bank	Iron	Prospect
Eastman Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Effie Bernard Prospect	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Elmer Reutter Property	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Estes Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Ethridge Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Fisher Mine	Iron	Prospect
Folsom Alexander Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Forbes Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
Forbes Or Smoot Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1909
Fox Den	Iron	Occurrence
Fox Den Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1928
Franklin Mine	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Fredrick Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Garrison Tract	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Garry & Moss Land	Iron	Past Producer
Green Tract	Iron	Prospect
Guest Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Guest Bank	Iron	Prospect
Guest Land	Iron	Occurrence
Guest Land	Iron	Occurrence
Haggard Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Haggard Land	Iron	Past Producer
Harness and Lundy Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1908
Harris Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1924
Haynie Hollow Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Headrick Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Herb Mann Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Hicks Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Higgins Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1905, 1907
Higgins Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Hilda Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1910
Hilda Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Holliday-Klotz Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Holmes Property	Iron	Prospect
Horseshoe Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Hughes Mine # 1	Iron	Past Producer
Hughes Mine # 2	Iron	Past Producer
Iron Knob	Iron	Occurrence
J. E. Knox Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1905
Janis Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
Janis Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1909
Jennie Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
Jennie Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Jines Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Jines Bank	Iron	Prospect
John Mcclure Property	Iron	Past Producer	1953
Johnson Lewis Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Joiner Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Jones Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Kallenbach Property	Iron	Prospect
Keele Bank	Iron	Prospect
Keener Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kelly Land	Iron	Occurrence
Kinder Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1930
King Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
King Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kinkad Land	Iron	Occurrence
Kinkad Land	Iron	Prospect
Kister Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Kister Bank	Iron	Prospect
Knibert Property	Iron	Past Producer
Knox Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1905
L.F. Ward Property	Iron	Prospect	1941
Lambert Mine	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Lambert Mine	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Land # 2	Iron	Past Producer
Landau Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Lemons Mine No9 2	Iron	Past Producer	1929
Lilly Hollow Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Lilly Hollow Mine	Iron	Prospect	1907
Long and Colby Bank	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
Long and Colby Bank	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Loyd Morris Property	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Magill Land	Iron	Occurrence
Marcus Sutton Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Mason & Clarkson Land	Iron	Past Producer
Maxwell Bank	Iron	Past Producer
Mayberry Tract	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Mayberry Tract	Iron	Occurrence
McKenzie Bank # 1	Iron	Prospect
McKenzie Bank # 2	Iron	Prospect
McKenzie Bank No. 1	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
McKenzie Bank No. 2	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Meyers Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1904
Morgan Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Morgan Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Morris Bank	Iron	Prospect
Moss & Clarkson Land	Iron	Prospect
Mountain Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Myers Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
Neighbors John Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Neighbors Land	Iron	Prospect
Nelson Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1930
New America Prospect	Iron	Prospect	Surface
No. 97	Iron	Past Producer	1949
Noah Edwards Mine	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Northwestern Consolidated Land # 1	Iron	Past Producer
Northwestern Consolidated Land # 2	Iron	Past Producer
Northwestern Consolidated Land # 3	Iron	Past Producer
Northwestern Consolidated Land # 4	Iron	Past Producer
Northwestern Consolidated Land # 5	Iron	Past Producer
O'Keefe Bank No. 1	Iron	Occurrence
O'Keefe Bank No. 1	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
O'Keefe Mine # 4	Iron	Past Producer
O'Keefe Mine No. 1	Iron	Past Producer	Marcasite
O'Keefe Mine No. 3	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
O'Keefe Mine, No. 2	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
O'Keefe Mines No. 1 and 3	Iron	Prospect	1910
Ojibway Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Otter Creek # 2	Iron	Past Producer
Otter Creek Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Otto Schelin Property	Iron	Prospect
Owner Unknown	Iron	Past Producer	1904
Petit Land	Iron	Past Producer
Pierce Property	Iron	Prospect
Pletz Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1903
Poster Mine	Iron	Past Producer
R. White Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Railroad Bank No. 2	Iron	Occurrence
Ras Pigg Property	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Rasttle Snake Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1941
Richard Ayres	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Richard Duckett Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1934
Ringering Property	Iron	Prospect
Roman J9 Pokorney Prospect	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Rose Bowl Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Roy Sylvester Property	Iron	Past Producer
Rubottom L. Land	Iron	Occurrence	Pyrite
Sam Kiser Property	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Sanders Bank	Iron	Prospect
Sanders Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Sanderson & Ladero Shaft	Iron	Unknown
Sanderson Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1930
Sawyer Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1905
Schafer Bank	Iron	Prospect
Scott Bank	Iron	Prospect
Sepers Diggings	Iron	Prospect
Shipton	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Smith Pleasant Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Smoot Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Surface
Sneathen Estate	Iron	Past Producer
Sneathen and Company Land No. 1	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Sneathen and Company Land No. 2	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Sneathen and Company Land No. 3	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Sneathen and Company Land No. 4	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Sneathen and Company Land No. 4	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Sollars Bank	Iron	Prospect
South Missouri Lumber Co Land # 3	Iron	Prospect
South Missouri Lumber Co Land # 4	Iron	Prospect
Speer's Mountain	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Speers Mountain	Iron	Past Producer
St. Francois Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907, 1910
St. Francois Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Staggs Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Stanton Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1930
Stevenson Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Stevenson Bank	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Sutton Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Sutton Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Switchback Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1909
Switchback Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Talley Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Talley Land	Iron	Prospect
Tinker Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Tom Allen Property	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Tower Geo. F. Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Treadwell Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Twidwell Bank	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
U.S. Forest Service Land	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Prospect
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Prospect
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
Unknown - Usfs Land	Iron	Past Producer
W.G. Headrick Prospect	Iron	Occurrence	Surface
Warmuck Land	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Wayne Iron & Lumber Co # 1	Iron	Prospect
Wayne Iron and Lumber Company, Land No. 1.	Iron	Occurrence	Limonite
Wells Mine	Iron	Past Producer
White Land	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
White Mine	Iron	Past Producer
White Mine	Iron	Past Producer
White R. Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
White W. Mine	Iron	Past Producer	1907
Wickman Mine	Iron	Prospect
Wicox Bank	Iron	Past Producer
William Berry Laand # 2	Iron	Past Producer
Williams Diggings	Iron	Prospect
Williamsville Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Williamsville Tower Prospect	Iron	Prospect	Surface
Willis Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Wooden Shoe Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
Wooden Shoe Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Yancey Mountain Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Yancey Mountain Bank	Iron	Occurrence
Zippy Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite
Zippy Mine	Iron	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

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.

Arab

Jefferson township · 63787 · Sturdivant quadrangle

19 sheets, 1935 to 1989
Barlow

Mill Spring township · 63952 · On Eads Creek · Piedmont SE quadrangle

17 sheets, 1932 to 1989

No longer a settlement
Beckville

Benton township · 63957 · On Lick Branch · Piedmont quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Bounds

St. Francois township · 63956 · Near Roach Hollow · Greenville quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Browns Crossing

Williams township · 63952 · On Brushy Creek · Williamsville quadrangle

13 sheets, 1934 to 1983
Brunot

Cedar Creek township · 63636 · On Brunot Creek · Brunot quadrangle

20 sheets, 1926 to 1989
Bull Run Camp

Williams township · 63967 · On Brushy Creek · Williamsville quadrangle

13 sheets, 1934 to 1983
Burbank

St. Francois township · 63944 · On Granny Branch · Lowndes quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Burch

Cowan township · 63964 · Cascade quadrangle

19 sheets, 1930 to 1989
Cascade

Cedar Creek township · 63655 · Near Jett Hollow · Cascade quadrangle

19 sheets, 1930 to 1989
Chaonia

Black River township · 63967 · On Lost Creek · Wappapello quadrangle

14 sheets, 1935 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Chilton

Mill Spring township · 63957 · Near Clyburn Valley · Ellington SE quadrangle

17 sheets, 1943 to 1989

No longer a settlement
Clubb

Cowan township · 63944 · On West Fork Bear Creek · Lowndes quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Coldwater

Cedar Creek township · 63964 · On Coon Creek · Coldwater quadrangle

19 sheets, 1930 to 1989
Damon

Logan township · 63957 · On Peachtree Fork · Patterson quadrangle

19 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Dees Town

Williams township · 63967 · On Marler Branch · Piedmont SE quadrangle

17 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Ferrys

Lost Creek township · 63966 · Near Peoples Hollow · Wappapello quadrangle

14 sheets, 1935 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Gads Hill

Benton township · 63957 · On Beckville Branch · Piedmont quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Gaylor

Mill Spring township · 63957 · Near Evans Hollow · Mill Spring quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Gravelton

Cedar Creek township · 63655 · In Gravelton Hollow · Cascade quadrangle

19 sheets, 1930 to 1989
Greenville

St. Francois township · 63944 · Near Lone Hill · Greenville quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Head Ford

Cedar Creek township · 63956 · On Cedar Creek · Coldwater quadrangle

19 sheets, 1930 to 1989

No longer a settlement
Hiram

Cowan township · 63944 · Near McCarn Hollow · Lowndes quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Holliday Landing

Black River township · 63944 · On Asher Creek · Greenville SW quadrangle

19 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Keener Cave

Williams township · 63967 · On Miller Creek · Williamsville quadrangle

13 sheets, 1934 to 1983
Kerrigan

Mill Spring township · 63952 · On Knox Branch · Piedmont SE quadrangle

17 sheets, 1932 to 1989

No longer a settlement
Kime

St. Francois township · 63944 · Near Happy Hollow · Greenville SW quadrangle

19 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Ladero

Black River township · 63967 · Near Smoot Hollow · Hendrickson quadrangle

13 sheets, 1935 to 1983
Leeper

Mill Spring township · 63957 · On Cedar Bay · Mill Spring quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Lodi

Cedar Creek township · 63950 · On Bennett Creek · Coldwater quadrangle

19 sheets, 1930 to 1989
Lost Creek Landing

Lost Creek township · 63944 · On East Fork Lost Creek · Shook quadrangle

19 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Lowndes

Cowan township · 63951 · On Barnes Creek · Lowndes quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
McGee

Jefferson township · 63763 · On Rocky Creek · McGee quadrangle

19 sheets, 1935 to 1989
Mill Spring

Mill Spring township · 63952 · Near Kenny Hollow · Mill Spring quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Missionary Acres

St. Francois township · 63964 · Near White Hollow · Greenville quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Old Greenville

St. Francois township · 63944 · On Holliday Creek · Greenville SW quadrangle

19 sheets, 1934 to 1989

No longer a settlement
Patterson

Logan township · 63956 · On Camp Creek · Patterson quadrangle

19 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Piedmont

Benton township · 63957 · On Lick Branch · Piedmont quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Platow

Benton township · 63957 · On Greasy Creek · Piedmont quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Rings

Logan township · 63957 · Near Daffron Mountain · Patterson quadrangle

19 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Shook

Lost Creek township · 63944 · On Shook Creek · Shook quadrangle

19 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Silva

St. Francois township · 63964 · On Frazier Creek · Greenville quadrangle

20 sheets, 1934 to 1989
Taskee Station

Black River township · 63967 · Near Smoot Hollow · Hendrickson quadrangle

13 sheets, 1935 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Upalika

Williams township · 63952 · Ellsinore quadrangle

13 sheets, 1934 to 1983
Virginia Settlement

Logan township · 63957 · On Peachtree Fork · Piedmont quadrangle

18 sheets, 1932 to 1989
Wappapello

Lost Creek township · 63966 · Near Butter Shell Hill · Wappapello quadrangle

14 sheets, 1935 to 1983
Williamsville

Williams township · 63967 · On Williams Creek · Williamsville quadrangle

13 sheets, 1934 to 1983

The vanished settlements of Wayne 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.