Gainesville, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in West Bridges Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65655. It stands on Becky Cobb Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gainesville quadrangle. 745 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 781 feet above sea level.
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On record in Gainesville
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
John Conkin and Clara Layton Harlin Houselisted 2003
Population over time
3 figuresGainesville grew from 165 to 745 between 1880 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 165 | |
| 2010 | 773 | |
| 2020 | 745 | -28 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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 Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Gainesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,874 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | MURPHY FIRE |
| 18 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128572-04600-09182015-1219 |
| 18 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128570-04600-09182015-1212 |
| 12 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gainesville: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nourse Farm | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gainesville in 61 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 22 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 11 flash flood, 4 flood. 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | $4,000,000 | Widespread flooding of low water crossings and rural roads throughout the county was reported by emergency management.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Ozark County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected. |
| January 2000 | Lightning | Gainesville | $70,000 | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Gainesville | $50,000 | A tornado touched down briefly off of Highway 181 damaging an outbuilding and several homes. Pieces of the outbuilding were found a half mile away and 2-by-4 boards were driven through the roof of an old home. Boards were also found stuck in the ground like arrows along with roof shingles torn off. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Gainesville | $25,000 | A picture from social media showed hail size up to 2 inches. Several cars sustained dents and damage in the area. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | $10,000 | There was a vehicle in the flood water near Lick Creek at Highway 160 and Highway 5 in Gainesville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down in the Gainesville area. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $5,000 | Numerous trees and limbs were blown down in Gainesville and Tecumseh damaging parked cars and motor homes. A local newspaper also reported wind damage to barns and outbuildings between Udall and Tecumseh. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large Oak tree, which fell on a house causing minor damage. The wind damage occurred near Highway 5, along the Arkansas border. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | $500 | Trees were blown over a section of Highway 181. |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Gainesville | $50 | The Missouri Highway Patrol relayed a report of a small tornado that Skywarn spotters were tracking. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | Several trees were blown down on County Roads 502 and 513 southeast of Gainesville blocking traffic for a time. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | Multiple trees were blown down on County Roads 502 and 513 southeast of Gainesville. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Gainesville | - | Heavy rainfall caused Lick Creek to flood a section of Main Street in Gainesville. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Gainesville | - | The low water crossing at Main Street and Lick Creek was flooded and closed. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | Main Street in Gainesville was flooded. Water came up 3 feet while observing the flooding. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | A 52 knot wind gust was reported. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | Wind gusts up to 65 mph were estimated but no damage was reported. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down in Gainesville. |
| November 2013 | Flood | Gainesville | - | The North Main Street Bridge was closed due to high water and debris in the water. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | A portion of Main Street in the City of Gainsville was reported flooded and impassable. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Gainesville | - | A section of Ballpark Road in Gainesville was flooded and closed off to motorists near Lick and Becky Cobb creeks. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | Numerous low water crossings were flooded. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | Several roads and low water crossings became impassable to motorists due to excessive rainfall. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees along Highway 5 near Gainesville. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | Excessive rainfall caused several low water crossings to become impassable to motorists. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | A swath of severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees throughout much of the county. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | Several low water crossings flooded across the eastern part of the county from heavy thunderstorms. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees southeast of Gainesville. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Gainesville | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Gainesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardenville | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mammoth | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fay | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Locust | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Willhoit | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Howards Ridge | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Luna | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Prestonia | 7.5 miles | 13 |
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 Gainesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q961205 | 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 718308. 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.










