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Crocker, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Tavern Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65452. The Survey maps it on the Crocker quadrangle. 929 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,129 feet above sea level.

Crocker within Pulaski County

Population over time

2 figures

Crocker fell from 1,110 to 929 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
20101,110
2020929-181 (-16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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.

Fires near this place

103 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Crocker between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,258 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1
Natural1

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
24 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
19 August 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
2 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127931-08519-06022015-1654
6 May 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation136611-08519-05062016-1515
3 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation124310-08519-05032015-1256
6 April 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 2014Debris and open burning15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Debris and open burning29 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Crocker: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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
UnknownLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Keeth ProspectIronPast Producer
Moccasin Bend MineIronPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

53 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crocker in 53 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 18 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 15 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 6 deaths. 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
December 2015Flash FloodCrocker5 killedThere were five international soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in a car which was swept off of Highway U at Tavern Creek because of flash flooding. All five victims from the car drowned.
April 2017Flash FloodCrocker1 killed, $10,000An 18 year old male drowned after his vehicle entered a flooded area on Buffalo Road west of Crocker.
March 2008Flash FloodCrocker$1,000,000Rainfall amounts ranged from five to nine inches over Pulaski County. Southern sections of the county experienced the greatest rainfall, though all areas that typically experiences flooding during periods of excessive rain. Damage was reported on county roads and bridges.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindCrocker$45,000Significant roof damage was reported to a few homes. Shingles were blown 100 to 200 yards along with many branches down.
October 2001HailCrocker$15,000no account filed
May 2022FloodCrocker$5,000Highway U at the Tavern Creek low water crossing was closed due to flooding. The road was washed out with debris.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindCrocker$5,000A trampoline was moved over 70 feet and tore out the electric mast off the side of a house. This damage was caught on a residence security camera.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindCrocker$5,000Strong winds broke six to eight inch tree limbs, toppled several build board signs and downed a few power lines. Large hail also covered the ground at Dixon.
April 2001HailCrocker$5,000no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindCrocker$4,000no account filed
March 2000Thunderstorm WindCrocker$3,000no account filed
June 2012Thunderstorm WindCrocker$2,000Several trees were downed in Crocker on Highway 133.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindCrocker$2,000A building had minor roof damage.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindCrocker$1,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindCrocker$500Large trees were blown or uprooted across the northern half of the county. Power lines were also blown down in the Dixon area.
April 2026Flash FloodCrocker-State Highway U was closed at Tavern Creek due to flooding.
April 2025Flash FloodCrocker-Route U at Crews Branch was flooded and impassable.
April 2025Flash FloodCrocker-State Road at Little Tavern Creek was flooded and impassable.
June 2025Flash FloodCrocker-Tavern Creek was flooded over Hwy U outside of Crocker.
April 2023HailCrocker-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
May 2023HailCrocker-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCrocker-Several trees were uprooted, snapped or damages and many large limbs were reported down.
August 2023FloodCrocker-State Highway U was closed due to flooding at Tavern Creek.
January 2020Flash FloodCrocker-Excessive rain caused flooding on Highway DD at a low water area closing the road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCrocker-A few large limbs were reported down.
February 2018FloodCrocker-State Highway DD in Pulaski County had some water over it.
September 2018Flash FloodCrocker-High water flooded over two low water crossings on Highway U along Tavern Creek making the roads impassable.
December 2015Flash FloodCrocker-Route DD was closed due to flooding.
December 2015Flash FloodCrocker-Route U was closed due to flooding. Water was over the road at Taven Creek.
July 2013HailCrocker-There were no reports of damage.
August 2013Flash FloodCrocker-Route U near Tavern Creek was closed due to flooding.
June 2009Flash FloodCrocker-Excessive rain caused Tavern Creek to flood a section of Highway U west of Crocker.
March 2008FloodCrocker-This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks.
March 2008Flash FloodCrocker-Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
March 1998Flash FloodCrocker-Heavy rain caused flooding along Tavern Creek, closing sections of Highway U.
July 2016HailCrocker-no account filed
March 2012HailCrocker-no account filed
July 2009HailCrocker-no account filed
April 2007HailCrocker-no account filed
April 2007HailCrocker-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCrocker-no account filed
April 2004HailCrocker-no account filed
July 2004HailCrocker-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindCrocker-no account filed
May 2003HailCrocker-no account filed
May 2003HailCrocker-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindCrocker-no account filed
May 2001HailCrocker-no account filed
October 2001Tornado (F0)Crocker-no account filed
October 2001HailCrocker-no account filed
March 2000HailCrocker-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindCrocker-no account filed
April 1997HailCrocker-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski 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
Swedeborg4.3 miles14
Hancock5.1 miles17
Wheelers Mill5.4 miles17
Shady Grove6.3 miles16
Helm6.3 miles17
Pippin Place7.2 miles16
Saint John7.4 miles14
Hawkeye7.9 miles19

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 CrockerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q953296The 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 716505. 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.