Jonesburg, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63351. The Survey maps it on the Jonesburg quadrangle. 726 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresJonesburg fell from 768 to 726 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 | 768 | |
| 2020 | 726 | -42 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS New Florence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS New Florence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Jonesburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Jonesburg between 1997 and 2011, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Jonesburg: 47 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Missouri Minerals Processing Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| J.S.Heady Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ammann Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Capstix Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Cuno Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Flint Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jonesburg in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F3) | Jonesburg | 1 hurt, $800,000 | The supercell thunderstorm that produced tornadoes in Osage, Callaway, and Montgomery counties produced another tornado in Montgomery County that formed in Jonesburg about Midnight CST March 13, 2006. Damage was first found on Highway Y where a home suffered roof damage. On West Boonslick Road a porta potty business suffered roof damage in addition to having about 20 porta potties destroyed, a few of which were missing. A garbage bin was blown about 100 yards into a field and a mobile home just north of the business was blown onto its side and destroyed. Damage in this area was rated F1 and was 100 yards wide. The tornado crossed Interstate 70 at mile marker 83 where it pushed a tractor-trailer off the highway. The tornado then produced damage as it crossed Highway E. Several homes suffered roof damage and several garage and barn type structures were destroyed. The tornado continued northeast and caused extensive damage as it crossed Oak Hall Road (County Road 250). The CC Pallet Company was destroyed and two mobile homes were destroyed. A 73 year old woman suffered broken bones and a back injury in one of the mobile homes. The tornado at this location was 200 yards wide and was rated F2. The tornado moved northeast causing tree damage as it moved across primarily open fields. Just north of Highway NN a new home was destroyed, tress were mangled and another home suffered roof damage. The tornado was rated F3 at this location and was 300 yards wide. The tornado next caused significant damage along Highway NN right at the Montgomery Warren County line about 12:10 am CST. A barn and several outbuildings were destroyed and a home suffered roof damage. The tornado was rated F1 and was about 100 yards wide at this location. The tornado then continued into Warren County. The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency reported 8 structures destroyed, 10 with extensive damage and 14 with moderate damage. This covers homes and businesses and does not include barns and outbuildings. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees in Jonesburg and snapped a power pole off along I-70 near mile marker 186. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesburg | - | A microburst caused damage just north of Jonesburg, along Heather Drive. One mobile home was moved off its block foundation with several windows blown out. Another home sustained siding and shingle damage with a garage door blown in. A 5th wheel camper was moved about 5 feet. Also, many trees were either snapped off or uprooted, as well as numerous tree limbs blown down. No one was injured. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew some shingles off of three buildings in town. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Jonesburg | - | A tornado hit Jonesburg causing some tree and roof damage. About a dozen buildings suffered roof damage from the tornado. There were also numerous trees and power lines down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | 1 1/4 inch hail was reported in Jonesburg. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesburg | - | A sheriff's deputy reported large trees down. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Hail | Jonesburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Prices Branch | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| New Florence | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Big Spring | 9.8 miles | 21 | |
| Bellflower | 10.9 miles | 16 | |
| McKittrick | 11.0 miles | 22 | |
| Danville | 12.8 miles | 21 | |
| Montgomery City | 13.6 miles | 21 |
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 Jonesburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q281204 | 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 729525. 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.









