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Plattsburg, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Concord Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64477. It stands on Horse Fork. The Survey maps it on the Plattsburg quadrangle. 2,222 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 948 feet above sea level.

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Plattsburg within Clinton County

On record in Plattsburg

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

Plattsburg fell from 2,319 to 2,222 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
20102,319
20202,222-97 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

2 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Plattsburg between 2015 and 2018, burning about 182 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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 April 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresMissouri Department of Conservation128416-02517-04172015-1406
31 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined32 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177620-02515-03312018-0930

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clinton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Plattsburg: 29 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Everett Quarry # 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Everett Quarry #20Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hawkins QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Trimble QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clinton County

Storms near this place

52 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plattsburg in 52 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 4 tornado, 2 flash 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
May 2004Tornado (F1)Plattsburg$20,000Tornado crossed into Dekalb county near Osborn.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Plattsburg$10,000A brief EF0 tornado touchdown at 2252 CST was reported 4 miles south of Plattsburg, around J Highway and Middle Road. The tornado lifted at 2255 CST, with damage reported to two greenhouses/outbuildings. Trees larger than one foot in diamater, were also found snapped off at a height of 14 feet. These trees blocked roads. Power lines were also reported down.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Downed tree and wires near Burnside Avenue near Plattsburg.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Downed tree and wires near Burnside Avenue near Plattsburg.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Downed tree and wires from thunderstorm outflow near West Concord Drive near Plattsburg.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Downed trees and wires near Plotsky Avenue. Several social media reports confirming widespread tree and minor property damage in the town of Plattsburg.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Three inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Downed tree limbs and wires near Plattsburg.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Private weather station reported a 60 mph gust at 1119 pm.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-A large tree was blown down, over Highway 116 in Plattsburg.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-There were numerous tree limbs snapped and at least one large 18 inch tree snapped about 3 to 4 feet off the ground.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-HWY 116 near Birch St. closed due to live power line across the road along with numerous trees and limbs throughout the city.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Damage was reported to a fertilizer structure at Sur-Gro.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-A report of 58 mph winds came from broadcast media.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Several trees were down and a shed was destroyed by an apparent wet microburst.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Several 5 inch diameter branches were broken off of the trees.
July 2015Flash FloodPlattsburg-Flash flooding was relayed via amateur radio. Highway 116 just west of Route Y was closed with 6 to 8 inches of water flowing over the road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Fox 4 in Kansas City relayed a report from a trained spotter of 60 mph winds.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-A large tree fell onto two vehicles causing damage to the vehicles.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Anemometer measured 58 mph winds before it blew away.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 58 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Plattsburg-Brief EF0 tornado touchdown 2 miles east of Plattsburg, at the intersection of Highway 116 and W. No damage was reported.
May 2004Flash FloodPlattsburg-Water flowing over Highway 33.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Numerous trees blown down.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Plattsburg-Brief tornado touchdown with no damage reported.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-Law enforcement officials reported several trees down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-A 61 mph wind gust was recorded in Plattsburg. Power to the Plattsburg Water Plant was knocked out, affecting the water supply for much of Clinton County for several days after the storm.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-The Clinton County Sheriff's Office reported large trees down 2 miles north of Highway 116 which is 2 miles north of Plattsburg.
July 1995HailPlattsburg-Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.
July 1995HailPlattsburg-Severe thunderstorms moved across western and central sections of Clinton County producing large hail. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Gower and tennis ball-size hail was reported at Plattsburg. In Lathrop an inch and a quarter-size hail was reported.
May 2019HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2016HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindPlattsburg-no account filed
May 2004HailPlattsburg-no account filed
May 2004HailPlattsburg-no account filed
September 2004HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2003HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2003HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2003HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2003HailPlattsburg-no account filed
July 2002HailPlattsburg-no account filed
May 2001HailPlattsburg-no account filed
February 2000HailPlattsburg-no account filed
September 2000HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 2000HailPlattsburg-no account filed
June 2000HailPlattsburg-no account filed
June 2000HailPlattsburg-no account filed
April 1995HailPlattsburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clinton 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
Wexford3.2 miles16
Westbridge3.3 miles19
Scearces3.4 miles19
Delaney5.3 miles16
Lathrop6.4 miles16
Grayson6.6 miles19
Lilly6.6 miles23
Starfield6.6 miles15

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 PlattsburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q787485The 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 730179. 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.