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Coffey, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Salem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64636. The Survey maps it on the Coffey quadrangle. 151 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 942 feet above sea level.

Coffey within Daviess County

Population over time

2 figures

Coffey fell from 166 to 151 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.

YearPeople Change
2010166
2020151-15 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Salem township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882 - Salem Township

Henry W. Githens

Was born in Decatur county, Indiana, in 1823, and is the son of Samuel and Jane Githens. His father was one of the pioneers of Indiana. Mr. Githens received a limited education in the schools of his native county. He moved to Daviess county, Missouri, in 1844, where he resided eight months, when he was attacked with the "Grand River Ague," which so discouraged him that he left Missouri in disgust, returning to Indiana, where he remained five years, when he again moved to Missouri, and has lived here most of the time sinee, and owns a fine farm of 160 acres.

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In the county-history sources

3,987 words on this township

The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Salem Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The principal and only town in Salem township is the village of that name. Salem was laid out by B. 1. Coffey, in the fall of 1856. The first building erected in the place was a frame store-house, which was built by Brown & Westtield. They put ina stock of general merchandise, such as is usually found in a well reguhted country store. The first dwelling was a frame, and was built by Edwin McIntire. The first: blacksmith shop was built by William Triplett, who worked at his trade therein. William Gillespie built the first cabinet shop, and worked in it himself.

Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.

Earl Lodge No. 285, A. F. & A. M., was granted a dispensation March 9, A. p. 1868, a. 1. 5868, and was organized on Mareh 30th, following. The date of this charter is October 15, a. p. 1868, a. v. 5868. The first officers were J.J. Enyart, W. M.; Nathanial Glaze, 8. W.; George W. Flint, J. W.; Gabriel Feurt, Treas.; N. B. Brown, See'y; William T. Foster, 8. D.; Thomas J. Flint, J. D.; John Armstrong T. The present officers are Jacob Hoover, W. M.; James O. Ellis, 8. W.; F. M. MeCoy, J. W.; G. Feurt, Treas.; B. B. Adams, Sec'y; Thomas A. Glaze, S. D.; William P. White, J. D.; M. M. Coffey, T. A hall was built in 1868, and is the property of the lodge. The present membership of Earl Lodge is 38.

Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.

Mr. MelIntire was married, in McLean county, Illinois, in 1850, to Miss. Mary P. Coffey, daughter of the late Judge B. 8. Coffey, of this county.. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living, as tollows: Margaret A., now Mrs. Armstrong, living in Pattonsburg; Mary A., now Mrs. Butler; William B., married and living in Salem; Nancy, now Mrs. Yarbrough,. living in Salem; Martha L., Charles A., and Edwin W. Three have died: George P., infant, died Angust 12, 1873; Clara F., died April 9, 1874, aged eleven years, eleven months, and nine days; Cora A., died August 2,. 1875, aged five months and fourteen days.

Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Salem Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.

Fires near this place

5 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Coffey between 1997 and 2013, burning about 108 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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
Debris and open burning5

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 August 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 May 2011Debris and open burning15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 2002Debris and open burning60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 April 2011Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 March 1997Debris and open burning12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Daviess County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Coffey: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
I-35 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Daviess County

Storms near this place

38 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coffey in 38 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 17 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026HailCoffey1 hurtQuarter sized hail report north of Coffey on Route 13, resulting in an vehicular accident injuring one person.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindCoffey$10,000There was a report of a carport and a lean-to blown over in Coffey, Missouri.
June 2017FloodCoffey$10,000A vehicle ran off the roadway along HWY B when it encountered flooded roadway. He crashed the vehicle, but was rescued without injury.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindCoffey$3,000Power poles were reported snapped off. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindCoffey-Estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Coffey.
May 2023HailCoffey-Softball sized hail was reported about 3 miles south southwest of Coffey.
May 2023HailCoffey-Softball sized hail was reported about 3 miles south of Coffey along Missouri Route 13.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindCoffey-A few trees were uprooted in the Pattonsburg area.
July 2017FloodCoffey-Route B was flooded in both directions near Hickory Creek.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCoffey-Fire in Coffey reported 60 mph wind, concurrent with 2.5 inch hail.
August 2016Flash FloodCoffey-Route B near Hickory Creek was closed due to flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodCoffey-Highway B at 230th RD flooded.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCoffey-Numerous tree limbs were blown down.
May 2012Flash FloodCoffey-Highway B was closed due to rushing water.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCoffey-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph near Coffey.
June 2011FloodCoffey-Water of unknown depth was reported flowing over Highway B.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindCoffey-Tree limbs were reported down.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Coffey-Tornado crossed into Harrison county 1 mile southwest of Melborne.
May 2001Flash FloodCoffey-Law enforcement reported 3 to 4 feet of water over route B.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindCoffey-Downed trees were reported along Interstate 35.
May 2019HailCoffey-no account filed
June 2017HailCoffey-no account filed
August 2015HailCoffey-no account filed
July 2015HailCoffey-no account filed
June 2015HailCoffey-no account filed
June 2009HailCoffey-no account filed
May 2009HailCoffey-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindCoffey-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCoffey-no account filed
May 2005HailCoffey-no account filed
November 2005HailCoffey-no account filed
October 2004Thunderstorm WindCoffey-no account filed
October 2004HailCoffey-no account filed
May 2003HailCoffey-no account filed
May 2001HailCoffey-no account filed
July 2001HailCoffey-no account filed
October 1998HailCoffey-no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodCoffey-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Daviess County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Salem Coffey P O and Station0.2 miles16
Cypress4.7 miles16
Madelaine (historical)5.1 miles13
Pattonsburg5.6 miles16
Jameson7.1 miles13
Bancroft7.8 miles13
Old Pattonsburg8.1 miles16
Civil Bend9.1 miles15

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 CoffeyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q960783The 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 730258. 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.

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.