Mill Grove, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64673. The Survey maps it on the Mill Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1946 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Mill Grove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Mill Grove between 1997 and 2020, burning about 652 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179007-04067-07042019-1510 |
| 13 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220611-04067-07132020-1215 |
| 16 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177373-04067-06162018-1048 |
| 18 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177460-02319-05102018-1822 |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177154-04067-04072018-1639 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177458-02319-04282018-1515 |
| 11 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 118 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Mill Grove: 28 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballew Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fullerton Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Buren Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Franklin Twp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mcclain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mcdowell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Princeton Quarrye I Sargent | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mill Grove in 15 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | $10,000 | A machine shed as destroyed and the debris was tossed several hundred feet east. Power poles were also snapped near Mill Grove. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Mill Grove | - | A weak EF0 tornado began southeast of Spickard east of 7th Avenue, producing sporadic and intermittent tree damage along its path. The tornado tracked north-northeast across Hwy B and County Line Road into Mercer County before dissipating north of Jasper Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | - | A metal lean-to was knocked over. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | - | Large tree branches downed across Mill Grove. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | - | Large tree branches downed across Mill Grove. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | - | Several power outages were reported in Princeton. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | - | Large tree limb was reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Mill Grove | - | State Route D was closed due to flooding on the road. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Mill Grove | - | Tornado crossed into Mercer county from Grundy county near Mill Grove. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Mill Grove | - | Route D east of Route U impassable due to water over the road. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Grove | - | Large tree reported down. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Mill Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Mill Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mill Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Mill Grove | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740003. 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.






