Miller, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65707. The Survey maps it on the Miller quadrangle. 704 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,302 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMiller grew from 699 to 704 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 | 699 | |
| 2020 | 704 | +5 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1888 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Stotts City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Miller quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Miller between 1996 and 2020, burning about 170 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 burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177416-05558-08022018-1649 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177417-05558-07042018-1659 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177413-05558-07122018-1403 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Miller: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc & Barite | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miller in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 15 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Miller | $2,500,000 | Volunteer observations near the community of Miller measured nearly 12 inches of rain during the early morning hours as the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin passed over the county. Very serious flash flooding resulted in numerous water rescues across northern sections of the county. Several roads and low water bridges were washed out. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around the town of Miller. The high school bleachers at the football field were blown across the field. The high school scoreboard was completely blown down and destroyed. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | $20,000 | A tree was reported down on a home causing minor damage to the roof and guttering. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | $20,000 | Multiple power lines were reported down. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | $8,000 | Straight line winds caused the partial roof and wall collapse on an outbuilding. A picture of the damage was received via social media. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Miller | $5,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down on the north side of Miller. There were a couple outbuildings damage and several trees were uprooted. Estimated maximum winds were up to 85 mph. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Miller | $50 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Miller | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | Winds were estimated between 50 and 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Miller | - | The COOP observer measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.30 inches. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Miller | - | Missouri Route 39 was closed due to flooding near Miller. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Miller | - | Thunderstorms produced flooding over a low water crossing on Farm Road 2037. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | One large tree was uprooted from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | Several large tree limbs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miller | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Miller | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | MIller | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albatross | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Heatonville | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Call | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Phelps | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Olinger | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Gaither (historical) | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Round Grove | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Stinson | 5.1 miles | 17 |
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 Miller | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q953852 | 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 722367. 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.







