Richland, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. The Survey maps it on the Richland quadrangle.
On record in Richland
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
Calloway Manes Homesteadlisted 1980
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.
- 1943 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Richland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,795 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177292-02059-06152018-1214 |
| 3 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 126030-02059-04062015-1704 |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Richland: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lentz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richland in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous limbs and several trees. The roof of a barn suffered significant damage and a car port was lifted out of its foundation and blown into a mobile home. Damage to the mobile home was minimal. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | $50,000 | Severe downburst winds caused significant damage to homes and vehicles within the community of Richland. Numerous trees were downed. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm down bursts damaged several roofs to homes and businesses in the city of Richland. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Richland | $20,000 | Heavy thunderstorms caused flash flooding in the community of Richland. Several homes and businesses were flooded. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | $500 | Large trees were blown or uprooted across the northern half of the county. Power lines were also blown down in the Dixon area. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Richland | - | Several city streets, including East Jefferson Avenue and L.G. Myers Drive were flooded. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | - | Several trees were reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | - | The tops of several trees were reported down. Large limbs were also down. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Richland | - | Interstate 44 was closed due to high water. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted a tree into power lines. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Richland | - | Winds gusts were also estimated at 50 knots. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Richland | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Ozark Springs | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kieseweltter Resort | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Turkey Ridge | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Stillhouse Springs | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Swedeborg | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gascozark | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove | 6.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751867. 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.






