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Worth County, Missouri

31 topographic sheets cover 12 settlements here, and 1 property is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

1 National Register listing published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States
Worth County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 145 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 1 property here is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a building.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 12 populated places in this county; 12 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

1

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Worth Count Courthousebuilding198383001056

Wildfire, 1992 to 2017

70 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 70 of them, burning about 3,719 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 burning54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined820 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2002Debris and open burning300 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 April 2014Debris and open burning300 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2002Debris and open burning200 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 2014Debris and open burning200 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 1992Debris and open burning160 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 March 2002Debris and open burning156 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 March 2013Debris and open burning120 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

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

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 126 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 126 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 11 injuries and about $615,530 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail76
Thunderstorm Wind31
Tornado13
Flash Flood3
Heavy Rain2
Flood1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1958Tornado (F3)not stated2 killed, 7 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1992Tornado (F0)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 1992Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 1955Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 2005Tornado (F1)Worth$175,000Tornado crossed into Worth county from Gentry county 1 mile south of Worth and then tracked northeast into Harrison county 4 miles northeast of Allendale. Intermittent F0 damage to trees and power lines was observed. However...F1 damage to two farmsteads were observed with numerous outbuildings destroyed. Chickens were killed and a 4" by 6" post was driven through a pickup truck.
April 2001Tornado (F2)Denver$100,000The tornado that initially touched down in Gentry county, crossed into Worth county at 1032 am, 2 mileswest of Denver. It crossed into Iowa 8 miles north of Allendale at 1040 am. One home was destroyedalong with several out buildings.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindSheridan$8,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
April 1956Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
March 2005Thunderstorm WindDenver$2,000Barn suffered some damage from strong thunderstorm winds.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindGrant City$500Large tree branches, small trees and powerlines were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
July 1956Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
June 2025Heavy RainGrant City-Two day Cocorahs rainfall total from Grant City of 7.55 inches of rain.
June 2025Flash FloodIrena-Flash flooding across eastern portions of Worth County due to widespread 6 plus inches of rain.
June 2025Heavy RainSheridan-EM reports 6.11 inches of rain in Sheridan.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindWorth-Power lines downed with power outages west of Worth.
April 2024HailSheridan-Golf ball sized hail was reported east northeast of Sheridan.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Irena-NWS Des Moines storm survey found evidence of a EF-0 tornado beginning just northwest of Irena, tracking to the north northeast before crossing the Iowa border near US 169 and continuing into WFO Des Moines' area.
May 2024HailSheridan-At 1420 CST, emergency management in Worth County Missouri reported 1.25 inch hail in the town of Sheridan.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGrant City-There was a report of 60 mph wind near Grant City.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGrant City-Public reported 60 mph wind via social media.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindWorth-Power poles were snapped near Worth.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGrant City-A trained spotter reported a 60-70 mph wind.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGrant City-A few trees were down in Grant City from strong winds.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindGrant City-A small tree limb was knocked down.
June 2015Flash FloodSheridan-Water was flowing over Highway 246, just west of Sheridan.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGrant City-An estimated 60 mph wind gust caused power outages across Grant City.
June 2015Flash FloodGrant City-City streets flooded, with water overrunning ditches and flowing across several roads in Grant City.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGrant City-Multiple tree limbs of 3 to 4 inches in diameter down across Grant City. Power was also reported out in the city.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Law enforcement near Worth, Missouri reported a 60 to 70 mph wind gust.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Denver-This tornado crossed into Worth county from Gentry county. It damaged a single family home east southeast of the town of Denver and destroyed a machine shed on the same property as the home.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. Several large tree limbs were reported down.
July 2008FloodIsadora-State Highway A was closed due to high water. State Highway T was also closed due to high water.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindGrant City-Large tree limbs down.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Grant City-Brief tornado touchdown north of Grant City.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindGrant City-Trees reported down.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindSheridan-6 inch tree limbs down.
August 2004Tornado (F0)Worth-Brief tornado touchdown in open field. No damage or injuries.
June 2002HailSheridan-Several trees reported down.
May 2000HailWorth-Citizens reported dime size hail and 6-inch diameter tree limbs down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindSheridan-The public reported large tree limbs down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindAllendale-Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 1998HailWorth-Dime-size hail was reported by the county sheriff's office 2 miles west of Worth.
June 1998HailSheridan-The Worth County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail during a severe thunderstorm in Sheridan.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGrant City-60 MPH winds were reported by the Worth County Sheriff's Office during a severe thunderstorm.
May 1997HailAllendale-Severe thunderstorms dropped one inch hail in Allendale extending a mile to the east. Two miles west of Allendale the hail completely covered the ground.
May 1997HailGrant City-Worth County Sheriff office reported golfball-size hail which covered the ground 2 inches deep a mile west of Grant City.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindSheridan-A local radio station reported a wind gust to 65 MPH at Sheridan during a severe thunderstorm.
April 1995HailGrant City-Quarter-size hail covered the ground.,
July 1995HailAllendale-A local radio station reported hail three miles east of Allendale.
June 2022HailAllendale-no account filed
June 2017HailDenver-no account filed
June 2017HailWorth-no account filed
May 2015HailIsadora-no account filed
August 2015HailSheridan-no account filed
June 2015HailAthelstan-no account filed
June 2015HailAthelstan-no account filed
June 2015HailGrant City-no account filed
June 2015HailGrant City-no account filed
June 2015HailSheridan-no account filed

Mines and quarries

27 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 27 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 25 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken16
Sand and Gravel, Construction9
Stone, Dimension1
Granite1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Allendale Lamb QuarryGraniteProducer
UnkStone, DimensionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Allendale-King QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

12

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.

The vanished settlements of Worth 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.