Phillipsburg, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Phillipsburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65722. The Survey maps it on the Phillipsburg quadrangle. 164 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,411 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPhillipsburg fell from 202 to 164 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 | 202 | |
| 2020 | 164 | -38 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1939 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Long Lane quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Phillipsburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Phillipsburg between 1992 and 2014, burning about 1,595 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 were 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,005 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Phillipsburg: 2 past producers. None of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baumgarten Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stony Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phillipsburg in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 18 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Lightning | Phillipsburg | 1 killed, $1,000 | Lightning struck a cattle rancher as he was checking his cattle. The rancher and one calf were killed from the bolt. |
| February 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Phillipsburg | 5 hurt, $750,000 | An EF-1 tornado tracked from 2 miles northwest of Philipsburg to 1 mile southeast of Lebanon. Several frame homes had roof damaged, one mobile home was destroyed, damage occurred to the roof of the Tracker Marine Boat Plant, the Lowe's Garden Center was severely damaged and numerous trees were uprooted. Several other businesses were damaged. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $250,000 | Hail up to tennis balls in size was reported along I-44. Multiple vehicles suffered damage. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $250,000 | Hail up to golf balls in size was reported at Redmons Candy Factory along I-44. Multiple vehicles suffered damage. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Phillipsburg | $100,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado tracked across rural southwest Laclede County. The tornado was tracking directly toward Lebanon, but lifted approximately two miles out of town. One home and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a gas station and downed a few power lines. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | Highway 32 was damaged and closed due to flooding just east of the Dallas and Laclede County line. A portion of pavement was washed away due to flooding. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $5,000 | Several power lines were reported down between Phillipsburg and Lebanon along Highway W. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Phillipsburg | - | A NWS storm survey indicated an EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph uprooted or|snapped over 100 trees as it moved east southeast out of extreme eastern Dallas County and continued across extreme western Laclede Counties before lifting near the town of north northwest of Phillipsburg. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | Penny sized hail was reported via MPing. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Winds estimated between 70 and 80 mph with pea size hail and heavy rainfall was reported on Interstate 44 at Phillipsburg. Visibilities were reported at near zero. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | Quarter sized hail was reported along I-44 near mile marker 123 near Phillipsburg. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Phillipsburg | - | Water covered both the east and west bound lanes of I-44 around the 118 mile marker closing the interstate. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Phillipsburg | - | COCORAHS Station MO-LD-26, reported a 24 rain total of 2.45 inches. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Pictures on social media showed several trees were blown down near Phillipsburg. One tree fell on a home. Several power lines were blown down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Several large tree branches were blown down and the power was knocked out. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | Golf ball size hail covered the ground. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | A large tree was reported down and blocking Grover Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Trained spotters estimated 70 mph wind gusts. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Phillipsburg | - | A section of Interstate 44 at mile marker 120 flooded. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Phillipsburg | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding over sections of Highways C and J in Phillipsburg. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huben (historical) | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Conway | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Caffeyville | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Brush Creek | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Morgan | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pease | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| West Lebanon | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Evergreen | 10.0 miles | 14 |
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 Phillipsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2608536 | 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 724299. 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.






