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Ironton, Missouri

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Arcadia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63650. It stands on Knob Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ironton quadrangle. 1,475 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 906 feet above sea level.

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Ironton within Iron County

On record in Ironton

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

Population over time

2 figures

Ironton grew from 1,460 to 1,475 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
20101,460
20201,475+15 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 25 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

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Ironton between 1992 and 2017, burning about 501 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Natural1
Smoking1

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
3 September 1996Recreation and ceremony10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 September 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 May 1997Smoking223 acresMark Twain National ForestLAKE KILLARNEY
7 April 2013Debris and open burning8.3 acresMark Twain National Forest334
6 April 2000Arson/incendiarism102 acresMark Twain National ForestTURKEY FOOT
4 April 1992Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 April 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Iron County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Ironton: 29 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, Dimension, Iron, Manganese, Manganese. 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
Cuthbertson Mtn MineManganese, IronPast Producer
Shepherd MountainIron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1815
Jones QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Russel PropertyManganesePast Producer
Sheanan Bros QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown - GraniteGranitePast Producer
Unknown - GraniteGranitePast Producer
Unknown - ManganeseManganesePast Producer
Unknown - ManganeseManganeseProspect

Every working recorded in Iron County

Storms near this place

47 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ironton in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 26 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 3 tornado, 1 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
July 2022Thunderstorm WindIronton$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree on the north side of town. The tree landed on a nearby garage causing moderate damage.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindIronton$1,000no account filed
April 1998HailIronton$100no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Ironton-A tornado touched down in Arcadia just west of the intersection of North Main Street and Elm Street. It tracked to the east through town snapping off several large trees. After crossing Russellville Road, it either uprooted or snapped off several more large trees on the Arcadia Valley Golf Club. The tornado then began to track more northeasterly and skirted the north shore of Lake Killarney snapping off even more trees as it crossed Highway 72 then crossed it once again, remaining on the north side of Highway 72 before crossing into Madison County. The tornado was rated EF1 in Iron County with a path length of 5.37 miles and a max path width of 150 yards.
June 2019Flash FloodIronton-Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads around Pilot Knob were flooded including West Maple Street and Highway 221.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along College Street in Arcadia.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down an 8 inch diameter tree onto Highway D, just east southeast of Arcadia.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. Also, one tree was blown over onto a house causing moderate damage.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along Highway 21 in Arcadia.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down a two foot diameter tree. The tree then knocked down a nearby power line.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees onto Route 221 just east of Pilot Knob. Also, part of the roof of a patio was blown off just south of Pilot Knob on Highway 21.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around Lake Killarney.
January 2007FloodIronton-Several inches of rain caused flooding of small creeks and streams and low-water crossings across much of Iron County.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindIronton-Several power lines were blown down.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindIronton-Local law enforcement reported a couple of large trees, large tree limbs and some power lines down. One house caught fire from a downed power line.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindIronton-The Iron County Sheriff Department reported trees down on Shepherd Mountain Lake Road and Highway 49.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm wind gusts down a large tree at the County Courthouse.
October 2004Tornado (F1)Ironton-A tornado first caused damage on the west side of Ironton at Shepherd Mountain Lake. Trees were downed and damaged on both sides of the north end of the lake as the tornado moved east at about 40 miles an hour. The tornado moved into west Ironton downing and snapping off trees on West Boulder Drive. On Lake Drive part of the roof of the County Health Department was blown off and landed about 75 yards away. A storage shed in this same area was also destroyed with part of it landing in power lines. The majority of the damage was due to downed and snapped off trees. Power lines and poles were down primarily because of the trees and limbs. About one dozen homes suffered minor damage involving downed trees or roof shingles blown off. One car was severely damaged by a downed tree.
October 2004Tornado (F0)Ironton-The second Iron County tornado hit east of Ironton in the Killarney Shores neighborhood. Several trees were downed or snapped off.
August 2003HailIronton-The Sheriff Department reported 3/4 inch hail in Ironton.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees and broke windows in Ironton. Two plate glass windows at Warren's Furniture and Appliances store were blown out by the wind.
April 2003HailIronton-The County Sheriff reported golf ball size hail just south of Ironton.
August 2003HailIronton-The public reported hail up to golfball size north of Ironton.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees, power poles and large tree limbs in the Ironton area. Some area residents were without electricity for up to 7 hours.
April 2002HailIronton-The County Sheriff Department reported 1 inch hail covered the ground.
May 2002HailIronton-The County Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail that lasted for about 5 minutes.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm wind gusts caused a large tree to snap at its base. The tree fell onto a utility pole and transformer.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines around Ironton. About 1800 people lost electricity from Pilot Knob to Arcadia.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindIronton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines.
April 1998HailIronton-Golfball size hail was reported east of Ironton.
April 1994HailIronton-Reported by the county sheriff.
April 2018HailIronton-no account filed
March 2012HailIronton-no account filed
June 2010HailIronton-no account filed
July 2006HailIronton-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
May 2003HailIronton-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
April 1999HailIronton-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
May 1998HailIronton-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindIronton-no account filed
April 1996HailIronton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Iron 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
Wilsonville0.3 miles25
Russellville0.6 miles25
Arcadia0.6 miles25
Pilot Knob1.8 miles25
English Town1.9 miles25
Killarney Shores3.3 miles25
Snow Hollow Lake3.8 miles24
Ghermanville4.2 miles24

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 IrontonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q964772The 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 750466. 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.