Louisburg, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65685. The Survey maps it on the Urbana quadrangle. 134 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,175 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLouisburg grew from 122 to 134 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 | 122 | |
| 2020 | 134 | +12 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Louisburg between 1994 and 2020, burning about 355 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176852-03015-05062018-1539 |
| 6 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 89 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190342-03015-03292020-1407 |
| 25 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 February 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Louisburg: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Nasalrod Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Booth Shaft | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Henry Booth Shaft | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| James Evans Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Mines | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louisburg in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 6 flash flood. The reports record 3 deaths and 10 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F3) | Louisburg | 2 killed, 10 hurt, $3,800,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Flood | Louisburg | 1 killed | A fatality occurred when a moped was driven into a low water crossing on Mathis Road and was swept into Lindley Creek. An estimated rainfall amount of 0.50 to 0.75 inches had fallen. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Louisburg | $68,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado. Significant damage to a barn occurred near the starting point of the tornado along Soda Creek Road just east of Ash Street, throwing portions of the structure northeast, southeast and south. A pole barn east northeast of the barn was completely destroyed with posts, sunk three feet into the ground, lifted out and thrown to the east northeast. From this location intermittent tree damage, some of which in a cyclonic manner, occurred before the tornado destroyed another 20x40 pole barn and uprooted a three foot diameter walnut tree at a farm on New Hope Road. The pole barn was rolled to the southeast before the tornado moved into a field east of New Hope Road where a few additional trees were snapped or uprooted before the tornado dissipated. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $30,000 | A large tree was uprooted and a barn suffered significant damage. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $30,000 | Numerous trees were reported down and a barn suffered significant damage. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $20,000 | A trailer building was blown into the road near the intersection of Highway 64 and 65. A roof was blow off of a lumberyard. Several trees were uprooted. Several mobile and frame homes had minor roof damage. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Louisburg | $10,000 | A small truck was washed off a low water bridge on Huckaby Road along Ingalls Creek. The occupant was not injured and abandoned the vehicle without assistance. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Louisburg | $10,000 | A car was washed off a low water crossing on Huckaby Road along Ingalls Creek. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown from northeast Polk County into Louisburg and Tunas areas in Dallas County. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | $1,000 | Four to five inches of rain fell over Dallas County. Flooding of numerous county and state roads occurred. All locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Several trees were reported down. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Louisburg | - | Route C at Lindley Creek Was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Six large trees were reported uprooted. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Louisburg | - | Highway C was closed due to flooding from three miles west to four miles west of Highway 65. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Louisburg | - | Highway C was closed due to flooding from three miles west to four miles west of Highway 65. |
| November 2009 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | - | Route C, west of Highway 65 was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | - | The Little Lindley Creek Flooded a section of Highway C. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Louisburg | - | A section of Highway C northwest of Buffalo flooded for several hours. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | - | Flooding occurred over several areas of Dallas County. These specific locations include a section of Highway 65 near its intersection with Valley Road, a section of Highway 73 near its intersection with Rocket Road, a section of Highway C three miles northeast of Buffalo, and a section of Highway JJ near its intersection with Highway 32. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | - | Saturated antecedent conditions existed prior to this period of excessive rainfall. Some regional locations experienced record rainfall totals from February and March. One to three inches of rain fell across the county causing widespread flash flooding of low water crossings, county roads, and low lying areas near creeks and rivers. Ultimately, all locations that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees near the intersection of County Road 255 and Highway 64. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Louisburg | - | 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.
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 Louisburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2398222 | 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 721608. 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.







