Perry, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Salt River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63462. It stands on Mace Branch. The Survey maps it on the Perry quadrangle. 665 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 696 feet above sea level.
On record in Perry
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
- Greenlawn Methodist Church and Cemeterylisted 2007
Population over time
2 figuresPerry fell from 693 to 665 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 | 693 | |
| 2020 | 665 | -28 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1890 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Perry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Perry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Perry between 1996 and 1997, burning about 66 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 November 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 October 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Perry: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Stone #9 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perry in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 16 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | $500 | The county sheriff reported large trees down three to four miles north of Perry on County Road J. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs around town. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway B south of Perry. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees across multiple roads in Ralls County, including near Ilasco. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Perry | - | A local storm chaser documented multiple brief touchdowns of a very weak EF0 tornado along an almost seven mile path extending from one mile north of Perry, MO to one mile south of Landing, MO near Missouri Highway J. There was no visible damage observed from this tornado. The total amount of time that the funnel was in contact with the ground was estimated to be less than one minute. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | A line of severe storms moved through Ralls County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the county, especially in Perry, Center and New London. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and tree limbs, as well as several power lines. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Perry | - | The tornado formed around 425 pm CDT 1.5 miles north of Clarence Cannon Dam on County Highway J. Three businesses at this location sustained damage. A convenience store suffered minor exterior damage to shingles, siding, windows and trim. A pole barn suffered substantial roof damage from an airborne camper that was blown from an outdoor storage lot to the east. Damage from this building was scattered 200-300 feet. Four campers in the outdoor lot were damaged with two of these being completely destroyed. Two boats were also flipped over. A camper dealership was located directly across highway J. This building sustained extensive damage. An attached service bay to the south was completely leveled. The second story above the office was obliterated with only the west facing wall left standing. At least 30 campers sustained some type of damage. Eight to ten were completely destroyed. Some of the camper frames were found 150 to 200 feet north of their initial positions. Debris from this area was scattered over 1/4 mile away. Three 1x3 inch boards were found stuck in the dealerships hard packed gravel lot. There was also substantial tree damage. Cedar trees with a diameter of 12 to 15 inches were snapped off at ground level bordering the dealership lot. The tornado was 350 yards wide at this location and produced F2 damage. The tornado continued northeast for 1.3 miles and damaged a pole barn on Clinton Road. The pole barn suffered light roof and trim damage. Southwest of the pole barn, an isolated cedar tree 1.5 to 2 feet in diameter was snapped off 3 feet above the ground. The top portion of the tree was found 150 feet to the northeast. The tornado was 100 yards at this location and produced F1damage. The tornado continued 1.7 miles northeast passing through the Salt River Valley. On township road CC, there was a 2 foot square metal sign buried 4-6 inches into a tilled field. At this location, the tornado was 40 yards wide and produced F0 damage. The tornado dissipated just northeast of this location. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | The County Sheriff reported large tree limbs and power lines down. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Perry | - | The County Sheriff reported nickel size hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Perry | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused damage in Perry. Trees and power lines were downed and some utility poles broken. Some storage sheds at homes were destroyed and a trailer at a construction site was destroyed. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Perry | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Perry | - | Storm spotters reported 1 1/4 inch hail. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | The County Sheriff reported a couple of large trees down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | Amateur radio spotters reported trees down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | County sheriff reported power lines down in the southern part of the county. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Perry | - | Hail reached golf ball-size hail but no damage was reported by the local police department or the Missouri Highway Patrol. The hail fell for several minutes. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Perry | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perry | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Perry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlawn | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| West Hartford | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hutchison | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Shaver Ford | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Joanna | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| The Landing | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Center | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Madisonville | 9.6 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 Perry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q953829 | 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 724232. 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.






