Blue Eye, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. The Survey maps it on the Blue Eye quadrangle. 289 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,283 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBlue Eye grew from 167 to 289 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 167 | |
| 2020 | 289 | +122 (+73%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Blue Eye quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Blue Eye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177449-10404-07232018-1717 |
| 12 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 145 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176963-10404-05122018-1805 |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178821-10404-04022019-2300 |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178820-10404-04022019-1325 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
37 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blue Eye in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 18 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | 1 killed, $40,000 | A large oak tree was up rooted and fell on a camper trailer at the Old 86 Campground at Table Rock Lake. A woman sleeping in the camper was killed. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Blue Eye | $50,000 | Several residents in the Blue Eye area off Highway 13 and Highway 86 along Brush Creek are being rescued due to high water as water began to enter homes. |
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Blue Eye | $50,000 | The Stone County Office of Emergency Management surveyed damage from a tornado approximately three miles south-southeast of Lampe. There was minor damage to one frame home and one mobile home. There was damage to two large farm gas tanks, a stock trailer, and an outbuilding. The peak wind speeds were estimated at 65 miles per hour. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | $15,000 | Several large trees and power poles were damaged by high winds. Barn siding, peeled from the barn, was twisted around and stuck in trees. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | $15,000 | A large 50 x 24 metal barn was destroyed and several trees were downed in the woods. |
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Blue Eye | $15,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down in Carrol County, Arkansas and moved into Stone County, Missouri. This tornado caused damage near an open field southwest of the intersection of Highway 86 and Highway 13 north of Blue Eye. The tornado knocked down several trees while destroying a carport at a residence. The tornado lifted as it was crossing Highway 13. The peak wind speeds were estimated at 65 miles per hour. |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Blue Eye | $10,000 | A house was hit by lightning. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Blue Eye | $10,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail covered the ground. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | $5,000 | High winds damaged siding on an outbuilding. |
| October 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Blue Eye | $5,000 | A brief EF-1 tornado occurred about 5 miles southeast of Lampe or about 1 mile north of Blue Eye. There was damage to several outbuildings and trees. Some minor damage to a home was noted. Multiple trees were uprooted. Winds were estimated up to 90 mph and a path width of 75 yards. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | $5,000 | Microburst winds downed power lines along with a few large trees. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | $2,000 | Trees were blown down over Dock Miller Road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a tree and a power line just north of the intersection of Highway 86 and Kiwi. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Dime to nickel size was reported near the intersection of Highways 86 and 13. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Quarter size hail was reported at the post office in Blue Eye. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | Golf ball size hail was reported at Dogwood Canyon. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | - | Several large trees were blown down and blocked both lanes of the roadway bear Highway 86 and Morningside Falls Blvd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | - | Several trees were blown down blocking Highway 86 between Highway 13 and Highway JJ. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Blue Eye | - | The intersection of State Highway EE and Brush Creek Road was flooded and impassable from Brush Creek. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Blue Eye | - | A storm total of five inches of rainfall fell overnight. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Blue Eye | - | Peace In The Valley Road was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over several trees. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Eye | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees at Shell Knob and Blue Eye. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Blue Eye | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lampe | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Nauvoo | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Coney Island | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Baxter | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dorcas (historical) | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Radical | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Marmaros | 8.9 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Blue Eye | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q956586 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 714403. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.









