Dudley, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Duck Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63936. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dudley quadrangle. 101 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 354 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresDudley fell from 232 to 101 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 | 232 | |
| 2020 | 101 | -131 (-56%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1934 USGS Puxico quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Puxico quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dudley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Dudley between 2018 and 2020, burning about 7 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 burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176825-10395-04192018-1330 |
| 18 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178347-10395-03182019-1645 |
| 22 November 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177983-10395-11222018-1740 |
| 5 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179445-10395-10052019-1535 |
| 13 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230919-10395-10132020-1735 |
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 Dudley: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dudley in 30 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flood | Dudley | 1 killed | Near Bernie, a woman drowned when her vehicle hydroplaned off Highway U and into a water-filled drainage ditch. The car drifted downstream over 400 feet until it lodged on a large culvert. Two passers-by tried to rescue her as she exited the partially submerged vehicle, but the strong current swept her away. Elsewhere in the county, a few state roads were closed due to flooding, including sections of Routes O, T, U, and Z. Overflowing creeks prompted the closure of T Highway from Highway 51 to J Highway. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $300,000 | Scattered damage consisted of uprooted trees and broken tree limbs. Dozens of homes sustained loss of shingles or other minor damage. A barn was levelled. Numerous sheds were damaged or destroyed. A business in Puxico lost its roof. Windows were blown out, and a tree was snapped in half in Puxico. The damage path width was four miles. Peak winds were estimated near 80 mph. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $80,000 | At a farm just off U.S. Highway 60 near Dudley, several outbuildings and grain bins sustained extensive damage. An empty grain bin was blown a short distance. Other grain bins were unroofed. The metal roof on a large equipment shed was blown apart. Debris was strewn across several acres on the south side of the damage area. Trucks and other farm equipment were damaged by falling debris. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $50,000 | Parked semi trailers were blown over. Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Dudley | $50,000 | A severe thunderstorm continued east from Butler County, producing a swath of large hail from Dudley to Dexter. A report of softball size hail was received from the Dudley area, where vehicles were damaged on U.S. 60. Golf ball hail occurred near Dexter. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Dudley | $40,000 | The tornado removed metal roofing and damaged rafters of at least four chicken houses. The debris was carried up to a mile or more. The average damage path width was about 40 yards. Peak winds were approximately 75 mph. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $40,000 | Trees were blown down in a line from Dudley to east of Dexter. Some roof damage and power line damage occurred. Siding was ripped from a house along Route 153. Trees landed across a few roads, including Route 51, which was blocked for a time. A house about 3 miles south of Puxico was damaged by flying debris. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $15,000 | Tree and power line damage reports were relayed to emergency management from Dudley and Bloomfield. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dudley | $5,000 | Numerous large tree limbs were down. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Dudley | - | Ping pong ball size hail fell along Highway 60 between Fisk and Dudley. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Dudley | - | Flash flooding of U.S. 60 occurred east of Dudley. The heaviest rainfall rates during the evening occurred just to the north between Dudley and Bloomfield. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Dudley | - | Water was over the roadway at County Road 659 and Highway ZZ southeast of Dudley. Swift water was flowing across Highway WW south of County Road 420. A few other roads in the county were flooded. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Dudley | - | Water was over two lanes of Highway 60 at the curve near the Butler County line. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Dudley | - | Route K was closed by flooding of the Castor River. Storm-total rainfall was 2.25 inches at Dudley. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Dudley | - | The storm-total rainfall in Dudley since the 26th was 5.86 inches. Of that total, 2.70 inches fell since midnight on the 28th. Water was over portions of several roads, including U.S. Highway 60. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Dudley | - | A trained spotter measured 1.04 inches of rain in 20 minutes. |
| September 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Dudley | - | Trained spotters reported a funnel cloud between Dudley and Puxico. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Dudley | - | In Dudley, a water rescue of a family was necessary. A 72-hour rainfall measurement of 7.80 inches was recorded at Dexter. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Dudley | - | A swath of dime to quarter-size hail occurred from Dudley to Dexter. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Dudley | - | The supercell thunderstorm that spawned a long-track tornado over Butler and Carter Counties produced a brief, weak tornado very close to the Stoddard/Butler County line, just east of Fisk. No damage was reported. |
| February 2000 | Hail | Dudley | - | Dime size hail was reported by sheriff deputies along U.S. Highway 60 near Dudley and near Acorn Ridge. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Dudley | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Dudley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randol | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Stoddard | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Green Oaks | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Ives | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Redd | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Bradyville (historical) | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pyletown | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Aid | 6.7 miles | 11 |
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 Dudley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q966752 | 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 717148. 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.






