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Harviell, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Beaver Dam Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63945. The Survey maps it on the Harviell quadrangle. 98 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 318 feet above sea level.

Harviell within Butler County

Population over time

2 figures

Harviell fell from 106 to 98 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
2010106
202098-8 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

54 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Harviell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Debris and open burning9
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
30 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251236-01201-09302020-1523
11 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation189937-01201-09112019-1354
4 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178111-01201-08042018-1530
28 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178113-01201-08282018-1540
15 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251233-01201-08152020-1231
3 July 1996Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251229-01201-07112020-1424
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177986-01201-07112018-1340

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butler County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Harviell: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Aden MineClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Butler County

Storms near this place

16 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harviell in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2008Tornado (EF1)Harviell$100,000Large trees, limbs, and power poles were snapped off. An old barn was blown over, and a newer barn lost part of its roof and a large door. There was some shingle damage to homes. A large tree was uprooted and fell against a residence. Tree limbs fell on a vehicle and through a bedroom window. Several grain bins were dented by wind-blown debris. One equipment shed was blown away. The average path width was 275 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph.
October 2013Tornado (EF1)Harviell$80,000A large wood-frame mechanic shed was destroyed. Several trees were snapped, and one large tree was uprooted. A carport was destroyed. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHarviell$35,000Trees were downed and cornfields were flattened along U.S. Highway 160. On V Highway, west of U.S. Route 67 and south of Highway 160, numerous trees were downed. One fell across a car, and another tree fell over a swimming pool and damaged a house's roof. A trailer and a barn were both damaged.
August 2016FloodHarviell$20,000Widespread flooding of roads, creeks, and small rivers occurred as a result of several rounds of thunderstorms over the past few days. North of Poplar Bluff, a water rescue was conducted on County Road 540 off of Highway W. A vehicle was submerged on a bridge. The occupant escaped the vehicle, but the vehicle was left on the bridge. In southwest Butler County, the Little Black River was out of its banks and flooding fields along U.S. Highway 160. The river level was about two feet below the U.S. Highway 160 bridge. On Highway 158 east of Harviell at Cane Creek, a car drove around barricades and stalled. The occupants were rescued by the fire department. Southwest of Poplar Bluff, M Highway was closed at Cane Creek due to the creek being out of its banks. North of Poplar Bluff, Route W was closed due to flooding. A trained spotter north of Poplar Bluff off Highway W reported 10 inches over the previous 72 hours.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHarviell$10,000A carport was flipped over. A front porch was blown off a mobile home.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHarviell$8,000A tree was blown down onto a car.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHarviell$6,000Multiple trees were down, blocking Highway 158 two miles east of the junction of U.S. Highways 67 and 160.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHarviell$5,000A wind gust estimated near 70 mph blew down several trees in the area. Affected roads included Highway F, Route 158, and County Road 488.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindHarviell$5,000A covered rear deck was picked up and thrown about 100 yards north of the home. The roof and chimney of the home were damaged. Tin was blown off a barn roof.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHarviell-Non-severe thunderstorm winds produced near zero visibility when they blew dirt from a work site across Highway 67 two miles south of U.S. 160. A multi-vehicle chain reaction accident involving two semi trucks resulted. There were three injuries, one of which was serious.
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Harviell-A tornado was witnessed by sheriff deputies as it crossed Highway 142. The tornado strongly rotated in open farm fields. The deputies reported the tornado was on the ground for several minutes before they lost sight of it due to rain. Shortly before the touchdown, a sheriff deputy reported a funnel cloud crossing U.S. Highway 67. There was no damage, other than two uprooted trees.
January 2007Flash FloodHarviell-Flooding of creeks and roads occurred. Water was flowing across Missouri Highways 158 and 142 near Harviell and Neelyville. Both highways were closed. Water was reported over several secondary roads in the southern half of the county. Cane Creek overflowed west of Poplar Bluff, and the Little Black River and Pike Creek overflowed their banks.
June 1998HailHarviell-Nickel to quarter size hail fell from Harviell to Poplar Bluff.
September 2022HailHarviell-no account filed
May 2020HailHarviell-no account filed
April 2011HailHarviell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butler 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
Angus2.2 miles14
Taft4.0 miles12
Lone Hill4.3 miles12
Roxie (historical)4.8 miles12
Booser (historical)5.3 miles11
Kremlin Mill5.7 miles12
Parks6.1 miles11
Vinegar Hill6.5 miles14

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 HarviellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3459232The 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 719192. 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.