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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.

Miller within Lawrence County

Population over time

2 figures

Miller 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.

YearPeople Change
2010699
2020704+5 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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.

Fires near this place

35 since 1996

Regional 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 burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Smoking7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 September 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177416-05558-08022018-1649
4 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177417-05558-07042018-1659
12 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.9 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177413-05558-07122018-1403

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - Lead & Zinc & BariteBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

Storms near this place

31 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Flash FloodMiller$2,500,000Volunteer 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 2012Thunderstorm WindMiller$50,000Numerous 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 2023Thunderstorm WindMiller$20,000A tree was reported down on a home causing minor damage to the roof and guttering.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMiller$20,000Multiple power lines were reported down.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindMiller$8,000Straight line winds caused the partial roof and wall collapse on an outbuilding. A picture of the damage was received via social media.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Miller$5,000An 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 1994HailMiller$50no account filed
March 2020HailMiller-Quarter sized hail was reported.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindMiller-Winds were estimated between 50 and 60 mph.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMiller-A large tree was reported down.
May 2019Heavy RainMiller-The COOP observer measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.30 inches.
August 2013Flash FloodMiller-Missouri Route 39 was closed due to flooding near Miller.
September 2006Flash FloodMiller-Thunderstorms produced flooding over a low water crossing on Farm Road 2037.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMiller-One large tree was uprooted from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindMiller-Several large tree limbs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
October 2012HailMiller-no account filed
August 2012HailMiller-no account filed
August 2012HailMiller-no account filed
May 2010HailMiller-no account filed
May 2010HailMiller-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMiller-no account filed
April 2006HailMiller-no account filed
April 2006HailMiller-no account filed
April 2006HailMiller-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMiller-no account filed
November 2003HailMiller-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindMiller-no account filed
December 1999HailMiller-no account filed
December 1999HailMiller-no account filed
October 1996HailMiller-no account filed
June 1995HailMIller-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lawrence 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
Albatross1.8 miles17
Heatonville2.8 miles17
Call3.5 miles17
Phelps3.7 miles17
Olinger4.3 miles15
Gaither (historical)4.9 miles17
Round Grove5.0 miles15
Stinson5.1 miles17

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 MillerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q953852The 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.