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Galena, Missouri

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65656. It lies near Canady Hill Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Galena quadrangle. 455 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,020 feet above sea level.

Galena within Stone County

On record in Galena

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Galena grew from 440 to 455 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
2010440
2020455+15 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 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

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Galena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,024 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 burning46
Arson/incendiarism17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
11 September 1999Debris and open burning12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 June 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 June 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 1993Debris and open burning7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 April 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 April 1997Debris and open burning80 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 April 1993Arson/incendiarism65 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stone County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Galena: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Stone County

Storms near this place

48 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galena in 48 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 20 hail, 13 flash flood, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Flash FloodGalena$4,000,000Route AA was closed due to flooding.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Stone County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
April 2017Flash FloodGalena$2,000,000Numerous homes and business sustained flood damage across Stone County. Numerous roads and bridges were severely damaged or washed away across the county. Galena was especially hit hard with flooding along the James River. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Dent County.
December 2015FloodGalena$1,500,000There were at least 20 homes flooded from the James River at Galena. There were at least six homes flooded near Hootentown from the James River. Several businesses suffered flood damage along the James River and across the county. Numerous low water crossings and roads sustained damage from flood water. Several boat docks and campground areas around Table Rock Lake suffered flood damage as well. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGalena$20,000Several trees and large limbs were reported down along with some powerlines.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindGalena$1,000A tree was blown over.
April 1994HailGalena$50no account filed
March 2023Flash FloodGalena-Missouri Highway 413 was closed along Pine Run due to flooding.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGalena-A large tree was reported down on State Highway AA.
May 2022FloodGalena-State Highway AA was closed due to flooding at the James River and Crane Creek.
March 2020Flash FloodGalena-State Highway 413 was closed due to flooding along the Pine Run Creek.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindGalena-A 42 inch diameter tree fell due to high winds 1 mile west of Highway HH near Highway 76.
October 2019Heavy RainGalena-The Mesonet station GLNM7 at the James River at Galena reported 2.80 inches of rainfall.
May 2017Flash FloodGalena-Law enforcement reported water over Highway 143 just north of Galena.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGalena-Several trees were blown down in the Galena and Crane area.
February 2017HailGalena-This hail report came from social media.
February 2017HailGalena-This hail report was from social media.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindGalena-A large tree was blown over the road.
December 2015Flash FloodGalena-Highway 413 near the James River was closed due to flooding.
June 2014Heavy RainGalena-Several roads across Stone County had water running over them including Lane Branch and Highway A in Hurley. Railey Creek and Main Street in Reeds Spring had high water on them. Highway BB and Lee Ridge Road in Crane had minor street flooding. Several streets in Galena had high water on them.
March 2010Flash FloodGalena-A section of Highway 413 between Galena and Crane was flooded with water running over the roadway.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindGalena-Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree limbs.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGalena-Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a few trees in the city of Galena.
October 2009Flash FloodGalena-Highway 413 was closed at the intersection of Old Mill Road.
June 2007Flash FloodGalena-Heavy thunderstorms caused flash flooding over several areas of Stone County. Numerous sections of Highway 413 along with a section of Highway 176 near Abesville, were impassable to motorists.
May 2006Flash FloodGalena-Thunderstorms producing heavy rain caused flooding across a few locations within Stone County. A low water crossing on Highway 413 north of Galena became impassable, along with several other roads near Reeds Spring.
April 2004Flash FloodGalena-Numerous roads and low water crossings were inundated with flash flooding near the community of Galena.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindGalena-Thunderstorm winds downed limbs to the east of Galena.
May 2017HailGalena-no account filed
April 2010HailGalena-no account filed
April 2008HailGalena-no account filed
April 2008HailGalena-no account filed
April 2008HailGalena-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindGalena-no account filed
October 2008HailGalena-no account filed
April 2006HailGalena-no account filed
May 2006HailGalena-no account filed
May 2006HailGalena-no account filed
May 2006HailGalena-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodGalena-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodGalena-no account filed
September 2003HailGalena-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindGalena-no account filed
July 2003HailGalena-no account filed
May 2001HailGalena-no account filed
March 2000HailGalena-no account filed
July 1997HailGalena-no account filed
April 1997HailGalena-no account filed
June 1996HailGalena-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stone 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
McCord Bend2.4 miles12
Carico3.0 miles12
Cross Roads3.7 miles12
Oto3.7 miles12
Bear Den Junction (historical)5.0 miles12
Elsey5.2 miles12
Abesville5.6 miles12
Cape Fair5.7 miles15

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 GalenaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q961315The 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 735624. 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.