Ellington, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Logan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63638. It lies near Dickson Valley. The Survey maps it on the Ellington quadrangle. 790 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 663 feet above sea level.
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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 1 record
- Civil War Fortification at Barnesvillelisted 1998
Population over time
2 figuresEllington fell from 987 to 790 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 | 987 | |
| 2020 | 790 | -197 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1943 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Ellington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,916 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179119-00000-09172019-0930 |
| 12 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178189-09009-06282018-2150 |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 19 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177678-09009-05012018-1120 |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177673-09009-04072018-2044 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Ellington: 10 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ellington Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Mccaw-Nash Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Manganese | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Evans-Johnson Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Missouri Lumber & Mining Co Land #2 | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Sutton Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Templeton Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
33 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellington in 33 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 14 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Ellington | $500,000 | Several road closures were reported mainly in the Ellington area has rainwater flooded roadways and areal creeks overflowed. Examples of road closures include: MO 106 1 mile west of Route F, Route B between CR 785 and CR 784, and CR 838 at its intersection with CR 837. Logan Creek overflowed, making its bridge on Route B impassable and causing extensive damage to the bridge. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees in Ellington. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, numerous tree limbs and several power lines around town. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Ellington | - | Widespread hail damage was reported in Ellington due to hail up to golf ball size. Several windshields on vehicles were broken, as well as windows on several homes. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate damage across Ellington. A large tree was blown down. A portion of the tree landed on the roof of the historic Copeland-Shy House, causing moderate roof damage. Numerous other trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down around Ellington. Also, an unanchored carport cover was flipped over in a church parking lot. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees in the Ellington area. A number of them fell onto local roads. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in Ellington. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down along Highway 21...three miles north of Ellington. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Ellington | - | The County Sheriff reported some roads in Ellington had up to 2 feet of water covering them. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | A couple of trees were downed near the intersection of Highway K and W. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | Numerous large trees were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | A couple of trees and large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ellington | - | The County Sheriff reported golfball size hail just north of Ellington. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Ellington | - | The Reynolds County Sheriff reported a brief tornado north of Ellington. The tornado hit a wooded area and uprooted several trees. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Ellington | - | Severe storm spotters reported a brief tornado southeast of Ellington. Damage was limited to a few uprooted trees. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Ellington | - | Reported by the county sheriff. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Ellington | - | The Centerville Police Department reported wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. A cooperative weather observer also reported 0.75-inch diameter hail in Ellington. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellington | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Ellington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitwood | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Bedwell | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Fruit City | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Alamode (historical) | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Oakley | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Redford | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Grady | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ruble | 7.5 miles | 18 |
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 Ellington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q966555 | 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 717476. 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.












