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Highlandville, Missouri

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in North Galloway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65669. The Survey maps it on the Highlandville quadrangle. 963 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,381 feet above sea level.

Highlandville within Christian County

Population over time

2 figures

Highlandville grew from 911 to 963 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
2010911
2020963+52 (+6%)

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

36 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Highlandville between 1992 and 2011, burning about 344 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 burning23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony1
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
13 September 1996Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 July 2011Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Debris and open burning30 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Highlandville: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian County

Storms near this place

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Highlandville in 69 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 6 heavy rain, 3 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
April 2016LightningHighlandville$300,000A lightning struck a house in Highlandville which caused a fire. The house and property inside was a total loss. Time was estimated.
March 2025HailHighlandville$50,000Baseball sized hail went through the Highlandville area in the evening of March 14th. Minor damage occurred to the siding of some homes from the wind driven hail.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$50,000Multiple reports of large limbs down and power outages were received. Winds were estimated of at least 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$50,000A large tree was blown down onto a house causing significant damage to the house.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$40,000Numerous trees were reported down with some roof damage from northeast of Highlandville to Selmore at Highway 65.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$25,000Several trees were reported down and a mobile home suffered significant damage from high winds on EE Highway.
September 2020LightningHighlandville$25,000Lightning struck a utility pole causing a transformer to fail and power outages.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$15,000A few trees and power lines were reported down.
August 2015Flash FloodHighlandville$10,000A church located on Sawmill Road was flooded.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$5,00020 square foot section of a roof was blown off.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree north of Highlandville.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindHighlandville$1,000Large tree limbs were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
April 1994HailHighlandville$500Local television stations reported traffic lights blown down and toppled trees which landed on parked cars.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-A large cedar tree was reported down.
March 2023Flash FloodHighlandville-Heavy rainfall caused Route O to flood at a low water crossing.
May 2023HailHighlandville-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
March 2021HailHighlandville-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in a mostly rural area.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Dime sized hail was also reported.
May 2020FloodHighlandville-Flooding from heavy rainfall was reported on Kentling Avenue and Highlandville Road.
February 2019HailHighlandville-The public reported quarter size hail.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Winds were estimated at 70 mph by a HAM radio operator.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Several trees were reported downed near the Highlandville Elementary school.
October 2019Tornado (EF1)Highlandville-A National Weather Survey team determined an EF-1 tornado developed near Highlandville and tracked 11.98 miles northeast to just north of Sparta and was 150 yard wide. The maximum winds were 90 mph and the tornado was on the ground intermittently for 13 minutes. Dozens of trees were broken or uprooted along the path.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-A estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Multiple trees were reported downed.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
August 2015Heavy RainHighlandville-There was a rainfall report of 2.01 inches in 40 minutes from a home weather station.
August 2015Heavy RainHighlandville-There was over 5 inches of rainfall measured.
June 2015Heavy RainHighlandville-There was a rainfall report of 2.25 inches in two hours and 0.70 inches fell in 15 minutes.
August 2015Heavy RainHighlandville-There was a rainfall report of 4.50 inches measured.
June 2015Heavy RainHighlandville-Near Highlandville, 6.75 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours.
July 2015Heavy RainHighlandville-There was a report of 4.90 inches of rainfall in several hours about 1 mile south of Highlandville in western Christian County.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-There was a report of a wind speed measured at 45 mph with a gust to 58 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-The public estimated up to 60 mph wind gusts and penny sized hail.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-A large tree was reported down by spotters.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Severe winds were estimated by an amateur radio operator.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-A large tree was blown down on a house.
August 2006Flash FloodHighlandville-Heavy thunderstorms produced flooding over sections of Highways O and V along Tory Creek.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-Numerous trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2017HailHighlandville-no account filed
February 2017HailHighlandville-no account filed
April 2017HailHighlandville-no account filed
March 2015HailHighlandville-no account filed
March 2015HailHighlandville-no account filed
April 2014HailHighlandville-no account filed
June 2013HailHighlandville-no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-no account filed
June 2012HailHighlandville-no account filed
April 2010HailHighlandville-no account filed
August 2008HailHighlandville-no account filed
August 2008HailHighlandville-no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-no account filed
April 2006HailHighlandville-no account filed
May 2006HailHighlandville-no account filed
May 2006HailHighlandville-no account filed
April 2004HailHighlandville-no account filed
April 2004HailHighlandville-no account filed
August 2003HailHighlandville-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindHighlandville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Christian 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
Montague2.5 miles12
Bengal2.7 miles12
Green Mound Ridge3.2 miles12
Selmore3.6 miles13
Riverdale4.3 miles12
Spokane4.5 miles12
Lawing (historical)5.9 miles13
Christian Center6.0 miles13

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 HighlandvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q963991The 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 735649. 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.