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Moscow Mills, Missouri

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63362. It stands on Whitcomb Branch. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle. 3,317 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.

Moscow Mills within Lincoln County

On record in Moscow Mills

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Moscow Mills grew from 2,509 to 3,317 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
20102,509
20203,317+808 (+32%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

3 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Moscow Mills between 1997 and 2011, burning about 4 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
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
17 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 January 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 January 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Moscow Mills: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Behrens QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hammond QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lincoln Co Hwy DeptStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lincoln Co Hwy DeptStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

20 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moscow Mills in 20 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 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
April 2026Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Thunderstorm winds snapped two 6 inch diameter limbs from trees just south of Troy.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Thunderstorm winds destroyed a shed just east of U.S. Highway 61 just north of Moscow Mills.
May 2017FloodMoscow Mills-The Cuivre River crested about 2 feet over major stage at Old Monroe due to the heavy rainfall. Numerous roads were flooded due to the river flooding.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. One tree fell onto Creech Road southwest of Moscow Mills. On Highway KK in Cuivre River State Park, 4 trees were blown over onto the roadway. On Twin Valley Road, a large tree was blown down, knocking the electrical box off of a house.
July 2015FloodMoscow Mills-The Missouri Highway Patrol reported an operator of a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) left his residence to make a visual observation of nearby flood waters. The UTV became stuck and the victim started walking in the flood water, and drowned.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Five utility poles were pushed over and were leaning at a 30 degree angle on the northeast side of town.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down several trees and power lines across town.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down. One large tree limb was blocking U.S. 61 just west of town. Also, some siding was blown off of a church.
June 2005Tornado (F0)Moscow Mills-An off duty Sheriff Deputy reported a small tornado near Meyer Road and Highway C. There was no damage.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-The County Sheriff reported trees down and minor structural damage to a couple of buildings in Moscow Mills.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Storm spotters reported isolated damage from thunderstorm winds south of Moscow Mills. Two utility poles were damaged, roof shingles blown off, a garage door damaged, and a flag pole was bent over.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-Lincoln County EMA reported trees down blocking Highway C near Moscow MiIls.
July 2000Tornado (F0)Moscow Mills-Law enforcement reported a brief tornado. There was no damage.
April 2026HailMoscow Mills-no account filed
September 2012HailMoscow Mills-no account filed
October 2012Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-no account filed
April 2011HailMoscow Mills-no account filed
March 2008HailMoscow Mills-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindMoscow Mills-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Owen (historical)3.4 miles22
Fountain N' Lakes3.9 miles22
Troy4.0 miles24
South Troy4.1 miles24
Ethlyn4.9 miles22
Chantilly (historical)5.3 miles22
Highview (historical)5.8 miles22
Chain of Rocks6.6 miles22

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 Moscow MillsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q964761The 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 735732. 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.