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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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
Iron County Courthouse Buildingslisted 1979
Ironton Lodge Halllisted 2013
St. Paul's Episcopal Churchlisted 1969
Population over time
2 figuresIronton 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,460 | |
| 2020 | 1,475 | +15 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 25 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.
- 1937 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 May 1997 | Smoking | 223 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LAKE KILLARNEY |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 8.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 334 |
| 6 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 102 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TURKEY FOOT |
| 4 April 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuthbertson Mtn Mine | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Shepherd Mountain | Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1815 | |
| Jones Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Russel Property | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Sheanan Bros Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Granite | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Granite | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Manganese | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Manganese | Manganese | Prospect |
Storms near this place
47 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree on the north side of town. The tree landed on a nearby garage causing moderate damage. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Ironton | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Tornado (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 2019 | Flash Flood | Ironton | - | 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along College Street in Arcadia. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down an 8 inch diameter tree onto Highway D, just east southeast of Arcadia. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. Also, one tree was blown over onto a house causing moderate damage. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees along Highway 21 in Arcadia. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a two foot diameter tree. The tree then knocked down a nearby power line. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around Lake Killarney. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Ironton | - | Several inches of rain caused flooding of small creeks and streams and low-water crossings across much of Iron County. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Several power lines were blown down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | The Iron County Sheriff Department reported trees down on Shepherd Mountain Lake Road and Highway 49. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts down a large tree at the County Courthouse. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (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 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Ironton | - | The second Iron County tornado hit east of Ironton in the Killarney Shores neighborhood. Several trees were downed or snapped off. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Ironton | - | The Sheriff Department reported 3/4 inch hail in Ironton. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | 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 2003 | Hail | Ironton | - | The County Sheriff reported golf ball size hail just south of Ironton. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Ironton | - | The public reported hail up to golfball size north of Ironton. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | 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 2002 | Hail | Ironton | - | The County Sheriff Department reported 1 inch hail covered the ground. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Ironton | - | The County Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail that lasted for about 5 minutes. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused a large tree to snap at its base. The tree fell onto a utility pole and transformer. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines around Ironton. About 1800 people lost electricity from Pilot Knob to Arcadia. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Ironton | - | Golfball size hail was reported east of Ironton. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Ironton | - | Reported by the county sheriff. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Ironton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsonville | 0.3 miles | 25 | |
| Russellville | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Arcadia | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Pilot Knob | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| English Town | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Killarney Shores | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Snow Hollow Lake | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Ghermanville | 4.2 miles | 24 |
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 Ironton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q964772 | 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 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.
















