Gallatin, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64640. The Survey maps it on the Gallatin quadrangle. 1,821 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 922 feet above sea level.
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On record in Gallatin
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 3 records
Daviess County Courthouselisted 1980
Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residencelisted 1990
A. Ray Taylor Houselisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresGallatin grew from 1,786 to 1,821 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 | 1,786 | |
| 2020 | 1,821 | +35 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1922 USGS Gallatin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Gallatin quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Union township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Murder Of Joun W, Sheets
One of the most dread events in the history of Gallatin, and Daviess county, was the cold blooded murder of John W. Sheets, cashier of the Daviess County Saving Association. The killing occurred December 7, 1869, and sent a thrill of horror through the hearts of the people. Mr. Sheets was one of the old settlers of the county, stood high as an honorable man and citizen, and had, in numerous instances, served the people faithfully and well in an official capacity.
In the county-history sources
54,761 words on this townshipThe History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Union Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The surface of the township is very rolling excepting on the south and southwest. The prairies are high with an undulating surface giving them a natural drainage, and on the Grand River will be found many bold and rocky bluffs which look down upon its turbid waters from the height of from 100 to 300 feet. The banks of the Big Muddy are somewhat broken and uneven, but there are none of these prominent bluffs to be seen that gave the name to its larger neighbor and to which it is contributory. The township is nearly, if not quite, three-fourths timber, and such timber as makes the saw-mills Jangh with glee and the saws sing in joyful tones as they eut their way from end to end of the food furnished. "Oh! ves, I will board you, J will raise a dust around you, you slab-sided son of the forest," and there is plenty of that kind of work in Union township, and its wealth from its timber ean hardly be computed. There is no clearing done timber-land is cleared as fast only as wood and lumber are sold. Almost every variety of timber is found, and the soil of the township is rich, deep and mellow. Where the town of Gallatin now stands, and the hills surround. ing it, is the highest point of land in the county. Union is the southeast township of the four central townships in the county, and its northwest corner is the center of the county. It is bounded on the north by a corner of Marion, and Grand River townships, east by Jackson, south by Monroe, and west by Liberty, and has an area of 22,406.02 acres of land.
Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.
The county seat is located within its border, and it is the most populous township in the county. Just what the population of Union township was in 1860 is hard to tell. Gallatin township, of which its northeast portion was made a part of Union, had a population of 1,520 in 1860, and the other part was formed from Jackson, which had a population of 971 in 1860. Taking the northeast of one and the southwest of the other and forming Union township in 1869, the census returns of 1870 gives Union 1,515, whieh is nearly two-tifths of the population of both townships, while it had not one-fifth of the territory, for the next year, 1870. Jamesport, or rather Grant, Washington and Lincoln townships were taken from the territory of Grand River.
Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.
A majority of the farming community live east and north of the river. While the east half is well watered by the Big and Little Muddy creeks, the west half has only a small branch of Toney Creek, and about halt mile of the latter in the sontheast part of the township, where it empties into Grand River. A small branch called Elias Creek is in the northeast part of the township, west of the river, Grand River runs from the northeast to the southwest corner of the township, and is spanned by a splendid iron truss bridge at a cost of nearly $10,000. The bridge is one and one-half miles northeast of Gallatin and on the thoronghfare leading to the St. Louis & Omaha Railroad depot which is located a quarter of a mile beyond the bridge.
Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Union Township - it names this place 181 more 181 times.
Fires near this place
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Gallatin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 288 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261543-03160-07192020-1555 |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261541-03160-04072020-1515 |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 220 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261540-03160-04012020-1955 |
| 1 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261539-03160-04012020-1945 |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261535-03160-03062020-1535 |
| 31 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261538-03160-03312020-1715 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Gallatin: 17 past producers, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Quarries Plant #1 & #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Raid Quarries Plant #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Broskin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| F+R Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gallatin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gallatin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gallatin Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| George Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mcdowell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gallatin in 85 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 37 thunderstorm wind, 33 hail, 10 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Hail | Gallatin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $45,000 | A chimney was reported collapsed and several roofs were blown off buildings. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $10,000 | A barn was blown down along Business Highway 6. A two foot diameter tree was also uprooted. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $10,000 | Powerlines were reported down and an elementary school was damaged. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail and downed trees. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $3,000 | Boats were reported to be blown over at Lake Viking. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved through the area with hail and damaging winds. A telephone pole was downed east of Gallatin, and several trees and power lines were downed in and around the Jamesport area. A tree was blown down onto a porch. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | $250 | Large maple tree was blown down on a house. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Estimated 70 mph winds in Gallatin. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Emergency management reported power lines down near Altamont. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Law enforcement reported water over several roads in Gallatin. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Emergency Management reported water flowing over HWY 6. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | A 60 mph wind was reported by the public. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Several trees of unknown size and condition knocked down near Gallatin. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 6 near Highway CC, blocking the road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Gallatin | - | A wall cloud and funnel cloud were observed around 5 miles south of Gallatin. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Numerous trees reported down in Gallatin, with power out. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph. Small tree limbs were broken. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 65 mph. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Highway 13 at the intersection of Richardson Street, was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm winds were reported by a trained spotter to have gusted to 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Thunderstorm winds were reported to have gusted to 70 mph. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Gallatin | - | The Grand River near Gallatin crested at 26.25 feet, or 0.25 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Highway 6 was closed due to water running over the roadway. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Gallatin | - | Highway K was reported under water, just north of the intersection with Highway 6. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Heavy rains caused Highway 6 to be closed 3 miles east of Gallatin. The heavy rains, also caused additional extensive flooding, to be observed on the Grand River. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | A significant amount of water was reported on Route 6 and Route CC, in and around Gallatin. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Highway 13 was closed on the south side of Gallatin due to heavy flooding. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Highway 6 was closed near the Grand River due to waist deep water. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Highway 13, six miles south of Jameson, was closed due to six feet of water. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Gallatin | - | Seven inches of water, reported running over the intersection of Highway 6 and County Road O. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Gallatin | - | The Grand River near Gallatin crested at 40.47 feet, or 14.47 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Gallatin | - | Brief tornado touchdown north of Viking Lake. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | 6 to 8 inch tree limbs down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Six inch tree limbs down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Law enforcement officials reported limbs up to 6 inches in diameter were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | Law enforcement officials reported 60 mph wind gusts in Gallatin. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gallatin | - | A private citizen reported a wind gust to 60 MPH during a severe thunderstorm at Gallatin. |
| September 1993 | Hail | Gallatin | - | Severe thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail and downed trees. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Gallatin | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Gallatin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Crossing | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Magill | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Blake | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jameson | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Altamont | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Carlow | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Civil Bend | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jamesport | 9.5 miles | 10 |
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 Gallatin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q954581 | 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 766157. 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.






