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Langston, Missouri

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Springfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65804. It stands on East Branch Galloway Creek. The Survey maps it on the Galloway quadrangle.

Langston within Greene County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 28 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.

In the county-history sources

41,758 words on this township

Personal Reminiscences and Fragments of the Early History of Springfield and Greene County, Missouri : Related by Pioneers and Their Descendants at Old Settlers' Dinners Given at the Home of Capt. Martin J. Hubble, March 31, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, published 1914 names this settlement in its chapter on Springfield Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The county and town from 1840 to 1850 rapidly improved, the increase in population being from 5,000 to 12,785, and by that time nearly all the arable lands were entered up by actual settlers, and the county was spotted with comfortable farms and farm houses. A rich trade opened up with the Southern States on horses and mules, prices ranging from $150 to $200. Apperson, Matlock, Campbell, Crenshaw, Haden, Fulbright, Weaver, Cannefax, Shackleford, Hancok, Lair, Corbin, Holland and others were drivers of horses and mules from this county. Morton Haden, Thompson, Hubble, Jones, Massey, Langston and others drove cattle to Independence and Leavenworth City and sold them at fair profits. Hogs were driven to the St. Louis market, and furs, peltries, dried fruit, beeswax, etc., etc., were freighted to Boonville.

Passage source: Personal Reminiscences and Fragments of the Early History of Springfield and Greene County, Missouri : Related by Pioneers and Their Descendants at Old Settlers' Dinners Given at the Home of Capt. Martin J. Hubble, March 31, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, published 1914.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Springfield Township.

Fires near this place

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Langston between 1992 and 2017, burning about 92 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1

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
10 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 August 1995Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 August 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 August 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 53 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Langston: 46 past producers, 5 producers, 2 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, 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
Gem MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Phelps MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
Wolverine Shaft Number ThreeLead, ZincPast Producer
Ash Grove Cement Co - PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSurface
Ash Grove MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ash Grove QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Denton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Griesemer Plant #1-MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

28 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Langston in 28 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 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
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLangston$500,000Trees were down on power lines across a large portion of Springfield. Numerous poles were broken and lines down across the city.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLangston$5,000Trees down and partial road blockage in the area.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLangston$5,000Tree limbs of at least 1 inches in diameter and some shingles were damagers by high winds.
June 2018HailLangston$5,000Golf ball size hail was reported lasting for 5 minutes at the broadcast station. Minor damage occurred to some cars and roofs in the vicinity.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindLangston$1,000A large tree limb snapped off and was lying on a power line near Sunshine Street and US Highway 65. The report was received via social media.
April 2026HailLangston-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2026HailLangston-Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported.
April 2026FloodLangston-Street flooding was reported near Pershing Middle School.
April 2025HailLangston-Nickle sized hail was reported.
April 2024FloodLangston-Multiple streets had 2 to 6 inches of flowing water.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLangston-Several large tree limns from 8 to 12 inches in diameter were reported down.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindLangston-A large tree was reported down.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindLangston-A large tree was reported down on South Stewart Street.
August 2022Flash FloodLangston-Significant street flooding was reported via MPing.
March 2020HailLangston-Penny sized hail was reported.
June 2018HailLangston-Quarter size hail was reported on the 1300 block of East Sunset Street. This report was received via social media.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLangston-Received a report of a 12 to 24 inch tree snapped in half along Sunshine Street.
March 2016Heavy RainLangston-In about two hours, 4.72 inches of rainfall was measured by a rain gauge with the Springfield rainfall network.
April 2016HailLangston-Nickel size hail was reported at the KRBK Studios on East Sunshine Street.
June 2015Flash FloodLangston-There was minor street flooding south of Sunshine Street in east Springfield.
April 2014HailLangston-Dime to nickel size hail was reported at a local TV station in Springfield.
August 2013HailLangston-Hail was mostly dime size with some quarter size mixed in.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLangston-A large tree was downed along Prince Lane.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindLangston-At Highway 65 and Sunshine winds were reported to be over 60 mph.
May 2009Funnel CloudLangston-Trained spotters observed a funnel cloud near the intersection of Highway 65 and Sunshine.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLangston-Trained spotters estimated a 60 mph wind gust near the intersection of Grand and Glenstone.
June 2009Flash FloodLangston-Low lying areas near the intersection of Oak Grove and Grand were flooded from excessive rainfall.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLangston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Sequiota2.3 miles28
Mumford2.3 miles28
Galloway3.1 miles28
Springfield3.7 miles22
Expansion4.0 miles28
Turners4.7 miles28
Kissick5.1 miles21
Mentor5.7 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720809. 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.