Fredericktown, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1989. It stands in St. Michael Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. It stands on Tollar Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fredericktown quadrangle. 4,429 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
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On record in Fredericktown
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 5 records
Fredericktown Courthouse Square Historic Districtlisted 2009
Fredericktown Missouri Pacific Railroad Depotlisted 2000
Fredericktown United States Post Officelisted 2009
Madison County Courthouselisted 2000- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depotlisted 2005
Population over time
2 figuresFredericktown grew from 3,985 to 4,429 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 | 3,985 | |
| 2020 | 4,429 | +444 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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.
- 1939 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Fredericktown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
65 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Fredericktown between 2001 and 2020, burning about 121 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 138072-06205-06172016-1758 |
| 4 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124053-06205-05042015-1606 |
| 9 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200543-06205-04092020-1308 |
| 9 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 86 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 86 workings within 5 miles of Fredericktown: 83 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Lead, Cobalt, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Mine | Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Mine | Cobalt, Lead, Copper, Nickel | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Fredericktown Deposits | Lead, Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt | Past Producer | REPLACEMENT, DISSEMINATED SULFIDES. | |
| Fredricktown Claim | Cobalt, Nickel, Lead, Gold | Producer | Anglesite, Bornite, Covellite, Galena | |
| Madison Mine | Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Iron, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Madison Mine | Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1847, 1944 | |
| Manganese Deposits | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Mine La Motte | Lead, Silver, Copper, Cobalt, Zinc, Nickel | Past Producer | 1720 | |
| Mine La Motte Group | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | 1720, 1827 | |
| Old Copper Mines | Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Malachite |
Storms near this place
57 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fredericktown in 57 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Fredericktown | 3 hurt | A tornado hit Madison County, first causing damage about 9 miles south of Fredericktown along Highway 67. A mobile home was destroyed and a frame house lost its roof. The tornado moved east through a heavily wooded area uprooting and damaging trees. The tornado reached Marquand, a small town of about 400 people, about 4 pm and caused considerable damage. Large trees were uprooted or snapped off and nearly every structure in a 3 to 4 block area was damaged. The Fire Station was completely destroyed as was a restaurant that was next to it. Several other frame buildings lost all or parts of their roofs. A State Emergency Management Agency damage assessment reported that 6 homes were destroyed, 12 homes suffered major damage, and 22 homes had minor damage. There were 3 minor injuries reported. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $30,000 | Widespread tree damage was reported between Fredericktown and Marquand. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. MODOT crews were called to clear tree debris from Highways M, J, W and D. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees on the southeast side of Fredericktown to about 3 miles southeast of Fredericktown. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Fredericktown | $1,000 | Two to four inches of rain fell over a short amount of time on ground that was already saturated from previous rains in the past 24 hours. The sheriff's department reported that two low water bridges in town were flooded and the roads were closed. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Fredericktown | $500 | Reported by the county sheriff office. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $300 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | $200 | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported several large trees down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs across Fredericktown. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Fredericktown, as well as several power lines. About 4 miles southwest of Cherokee Pass, a large tree was blown onto Highway C. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off several trees that were 10 to 12 inches in diameter on the south side of Fredericktown. One of the trees fell against a house causing moderate damage. A roof was torn off of a metal garage as well. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in town. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a flagpole. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down and took the roof off of a mobile home. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several medium to large trees around Fredericktown. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs around town. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Fredericktown | - | Several inches of rain caused flooding of small creeks and streams and low-water crossings mainly across northern Madison County. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down around town. Some of the trees that were blown down were 1 foot in diameter. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Storm spotters reported large tree limbs down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Storm spotters reported large tree limbs down partially blocking Highway 72 east of Fredericktown. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | A large tree was blown onto Highway 72 just east of Fredericktown. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | County officials reported a few trees and large tree limbs down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail just west of Fredericktown. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed large tree limbs. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Fredericktown | - | The same supercell thunderstorm that spawned the Iron County tornadoes spawned two more tornadoes in Madison County. The first tornado caused damage in an area northwest of Fredericktown known as Catherine Place. Witnesses observed the tornado form in an open field and then move east crossing Highway H and causing damage at the County Star Mobile Home Park. The majority of the damage was from downed trees or large tree limbs. One home just south of the mobile homes suffered major damage from a large downed tree. Another home just east of the mobile home park suffered minor roof damage and had four windows blown in. The tornado crossed US Highway 67 near County Road 220 and caused damage in the White Tail Crossing neighborhood. trees were downed and snapped off at this location. |
| October 2004 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail west of Fredericktown. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Fredericktown | - | The second tornado in Madison County first caused damage near County Road 217 when it blew off part of the roof of a barn, caused minor roof damage to a home, and downed and snapped off trees. The tornado moved east and destroyed a detached garage at a home on County Road 219 just north of County Road 221. The owner of the home was outside and saw the tornado coming. He moved inside just before the tornado arrived and was not injured. The tornado moved east through fields causing intermittent tree damage. The next significant damage occurred near the end of the tornado's track just north of Higdon along County Road 257. A home had almost all of the roof shingles blown off and a couple of windows blown in. The owner commented that he ended up with about 2 inches of leaves inside his house. A trampoline in the backyard was picked up, blown to the north and wrapped around a tree. A 14 foot fishing boat that was on a pond behind the house was picked up and ended up 100 yards away suspended in some trees. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | The County Emergency Management Agency reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | The County Sheriff reported trees down. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | The Sheriff Department reported trees down blocking Highway OO. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | The County Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | County sheriff reported some minor wind damage at the Fredricktown airport. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | A cooperative weather observer reported dime to nickel-size hail fell for about 20 minutes. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredericktown | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Fredericktown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Village | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Junction City | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Catherine Place | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Millcreek | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mine La Motte | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cherokee Pass | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cornwall | 5.8 miles | 20 |
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 Fredericktown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q580217 | 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 749986. 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.














