Cole Camp, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Williams Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65325. The Survey maps it on the Cole Camp quadrangle. 1,104 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.
On record in Cole Camp
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Central Cole Camp Historic Districtlisted 2002
- Augustus Sander Houselisted 2004
Population over time
2 figuresCole Camp fell from 1,121 to 1,104 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 | 1,121 | |
| 2020 | 1,104 | -17 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1887 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cole Camp quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
93 words on this townshipA Sketch of the History of Benton County, Missouri, published 1876 names this settlement in its chapter on Williams Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Williams township was laid off with about its present boundaries, and jnamed after Ezckiel Williams, an old resident therein* Levi Odineal was the first Justice of the Peace and Thomas Moon the first constable. The first election was held at the house of Ezekiel Williams ; and Ezekiel Williams, Sympkins Harryman and Thomas Moon were the first Judges of Election. Several succeeding elections were held at Williams' house. Afterwards they were held at Albert Nichols' house, and finally at Cole Camp, after that town was settled. Jacob Carpenter was the first Road Overseer.
Passage source: A Sketch of the History of Benton County, Missouri, published 1876.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Fires near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Cole Camp between 1995 and 2019, burning about 366 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177803-00804-07122018-1344 |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177802-00804-04212018-2120 |
| 8 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 122653-00805-03082015-1449 |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177801-00804-03032018-1022 |
| 27 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 174 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 112 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 February 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cole Camp: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Flagstone, Iron, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tahoma Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chmelir Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Neff Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cole Camp in 71 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 12 flash flood, 5 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Hail | Cole Camp | $100,000 | There were multiple reports of large hail up to 2 inch in diameter. Numerous cars were damaged with dents and broken car windows in the area. There were reports of siding damage to a church and some homes due to the hail. There were multiple pictures of the large hail on social media. This storm report will include the total estimated damage cost for the entire county with this event. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Cole Camp | $50,000 | A weak tornado touched down two miles west of Cole Camp and tracked across rural areas northwest of the city. A few barns and outbuildings were damaged prior to the tornado dissipating near Highway JJ. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $40,000 | A squall line rapidly moved across areas of west central and central Missouri during the overnight hours of June 12th. Areas of northern Benton County experienced the strongest winds out of these thunderstorms as several structures were damaged. One garage was completely destroyed along with numerous downed trees and powerlines. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $20,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree into a house. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $10,000 | An irrigation pivot arm was rolled over and a large tree was damaged by high winds. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cole Camp | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $5,000 | A power line was reported down in Cole Camp. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $5,000 | Several power lines were down in Cole Camp. A tree was also blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked trees and power lines to the ground. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $5,000 | Power lines and trees were damaged from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Cole Camp | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Cole Camp | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Social media report of Highway B flooded. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | MODOT reported Route B was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Highway B at Otten Branch and at several other low water areas was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | The Mesonet station FW3737 reported a 53 Knot wind gust from the northwest. |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Cole Camp | - | Multiple individuals including Coop observers across the county reported between 1.00 to 1.25 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Several large tress were reported down in town. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Multiple large tree limbs were downed and a home weather station recorded a gust of 73 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Cole Camp | - | A co-op observer reported a 24-hr rainfall accumulation of 2.80 inches. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Cole Camp | - | The COOP observer reported receiving 2.46 inches of rainfall between 7am and 3pm. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Debris and water were reported over the road on Highway B along Williams Creek. Time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | There was flooding along Williams Creek at State Highway B. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Cole Camp | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.29 inches was measured at a CoCoRaHS station about three miles northwest of Cole Camp. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | A CO-OP observer reported dime to penny sized hail and wind gusts up to 45 mph. |
| October 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cole Camp | - | An observer measured 3.86 inches of rainfall in 12 hours. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | A tree was reported down in Cole Camp. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | Golf ball size hail fell in mainly rural areas near Cole Camp. Only minor damage occurred. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Cole Camp | - | The low water crossing on Highway B closed to due to flooding. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Wind speeds were estimated. No damage was reported. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Water was reported over Highway B south of town. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Cole Camp | - | Behrenburg Road near Cole Camp was reported as flooded and impassable. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Water was reported over the road on Highway U near Highway J. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | A volunteer weather observer estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | The County Sherriff reported that a water rescue was performed where three feet of running water was over the road. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Heavy rains from thunderstorms briefly flooded the roadway at the intersection of Hi Lonesome Road and Morarity Avenue northwest of Cole Camp. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Heavy rains from thunderstorms briefly flooded the roadway at the intersection of Hi Lonesome Road and Morarity Avenue northwest of Cole Camp. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped several trees. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | A cooperative weather observer estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Cole Camp | - | Heavy thunderstorms produced flooding rains near Cole Camp. The Otten Branch overflowed its banks flooding the low water bridge at Seven Hills Road making it impassable to motorists. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | Downburst winds downed trees along Highway 52. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| December 2009 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cole Camp | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cole Camp Junction | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mora | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Creek | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Crockerville | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Windsor Junction | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hilda | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Ionia | 7.1 miles | 19 |
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 Cole Camp | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q957564 | 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 716089. 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.








