Jamesville, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cass Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65631. It stands on Finley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Highlandville quadrangle. It stands 1,263 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Highlandville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Jamesville between 1992 and 2011, burning about 327 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jamesville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jamesville in 24 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 8 flash flood, 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flood | Jamesville | $50,000 | Route U along the James River was flooded and closed. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across the entire Stone County for this storm event. Several roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | $10,000 | A vehicle was reported swept away by flood waters near the Silver Lake Branch on Highway U. No injuries were reported and the passengers self rescued. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Jamesville | $2,000 | A bus driver reported golf ball size hail in Hootontown. Minor damage was reported to the bus and some roofs. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Jamesville | - | CoCoRaHS station measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.07 inches. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | Highway U at the Silver Lake Branch was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | Route U was closed at the Silver Lake Branch and James River due to flooding. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Jamesville | - | Highway U at Silver Lake Branch was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Jamesville | - | A successful water rescue was performed at Hootentown on the James River. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Jamesville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | - | Large tree limbs of 5 to 6 inches were reported down. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Jamesville | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in northern Stone County. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | Highway U was closed at the Silver Lake Branch where high water made the road impassable. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | - | Winds were estimated at 65 to 70 mph. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | - | Several large trees were reported down blocking Highway U near Lack Branch Road. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | Highway U at the Silver Lake Branch low water crossing was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Jamesville | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | Law enforcement reported a car stuck in the water near the James River, Hootentown access. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | - | Two large oak trees were blown down along Highway U. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamesville | - | A large 3 to 4 inch diameter limb was knocked out of a tree. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Jamesville | - | The COCORAHS station MO-SE-34 reported a rainfall total of 3.62 inches. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | A flooded roadway and large tree were reported down at the low-water crossing near the intersection of Highway U and Sliver Lake Branch Creek. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Jamesville | - | At the Hidden Valley Golk Links in northeast Stone County, 5.00 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Jamesville | - | Highway O was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Jamesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possum Trot | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| School | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Union City | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| White City | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ponce de Leon | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hurley | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Browns Spring | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Oto | 8.3 miles | 12 |
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 Jamesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28368451 | 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 740962. 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.








