New Truxton, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Camp Branch Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63381. It stands on Rock Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hawk Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Warrenton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Warrenton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Hawk Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of New Truxton in 1997, burning about 10 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 burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 1997 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of New Truxton: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Truxton in 10 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Truxton | $500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a powerline and a tree down along Powerline Road between Missouri Highway A and Missouri Route 47. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Truxton | $500 | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported power poles and lines down on County Road A north of Interstate 70. Ham Radio spotters reported power lines and trees down at New Truxton. Wind gusts to 58 mph were reported north of Warrenton a few minutes later. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Truxton | - | A trained spotter reported tree damage across Highway A with lots of debris. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | New Truxton | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including the intersection of Highway U and Booneslick Road, at the intersection of Highway B and Veterans Memorial Parkway and on State Highway 47 at Willow Road. A swift water rescue had to be performed on Township Line Road near where it crosses Big Creek. Another water rescue took place at the intersection of Highway W and Powerline Road. No injuries were reported. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | New Truxton | - | Betwen 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding across parts of Warren County. MODOT closed Route A where it goes over Camp Creek due to the creek rising well out of it's banks flooding the roadway. Several other secondary roads were flooded as well. |
| October 2018 | Funnel Cloud | New Truxton | - | Trained spotters tracked what they thought was a tornado. The spotters recorded the event but the trees along the horizon obscured the bottom of the funnel. NWS St. Louis sent a survey team to the area and could not find any evidence of a tornado, so this has been classified as a funnel cloud. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Truxton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a large tree onto Highway A near intersection with Pin Oak Church Road. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Truxton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines north of Warrenton near the Warren/Lincoln county line. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | New Truxton | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a field. No damage was reported. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | New Truxton | - | In excess of three inches fell in a short amount of time over portions of Warren county. Highway U at Booneslick Road was flooded and Highway 47 was flooded in spots south of Warrenton. Also, Interstate 70 and adjacent access roads were flooded in spots near the Warren/Montgomery county line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morsey (historical) | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pin Oak Community | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Prairieview (historical) | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Pendleton | 10.4 miles | 21 | |
| Warrenton | 12.6 miles | 21 | |
| Truesdale | 12.8 miles | 21 | |
| Abattis (historical) | 13.8 miles | 21 | |
| Macedonia Neighborhood | 15.1 miles | 21 |
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 New Truxton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16740070 | 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 723322. 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.









