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Rogersville, Missouri

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65742. It lies near White Oak Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Rogersville quadrangle. 3,897 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,460 feet above sea level.

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Rogersville within Webster County

Population over time

2 figures

Rogersville grew from 3,073 to 3,897 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
20103,073
20203,897+824 (+27%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

165 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 165 fires within 5 miles of Rogersville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 821 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 burning114
Arson/incendiarism17
Equipment and vehicle use14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 1999Debris and open burning170 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 August 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Webster County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rogersville: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. 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
Jackson MineLeadPast Producer
Unknown - ZincZincPast Producer
Gates MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Harper MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Mcclellan DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Webster County

Storms near this place

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rogersville in 73 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 34 thunderstorm wind, 28 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. 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
August 2013Flash FloodRogersville$2,500,000This storm report will include the total estimated damages due to the flooding event. Numerous low water crossings and roadways were flooded and severely damaged due to the flood waters across the county. Highway 60 along with several other roadways were flooded.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindRogersville$1,000,000Mobile homes in Rogersville, Fordland, and Seymour were destroyed by macrobursts. One macroburst to the northwest of Fordland produced an estimated 90 mph wind that destroyed a tied down mobile home and killed a 45 year old man. In Rogersville, 50 structures were heavily damaged. (M45M)
June 2005Thunderstorm WindRogersville$100,000Severe thunderstorm straight line winds caused structural and tree damage to areas of southern Webster County along Highway 60. The Rogersville area sustained the heaviest damage with houses and businesses receiving minor damage. Several business signs were damaged or destroyed.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindRogersville$75,000A NWS storm survey team determined that a microburst, with estimated 90 mph winds, destroyed a large barn and uprooted several trees around a House on Highway B in the northern part of Rogersville. Several other trees were blown onto houses and vehicles.
October 2025LightningRogersville$50,000Two barns and a home were reported to have been struck by lightning. Small fires occurred with the barns and the front porch of the home partially collapsed.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindRogersville$40,000Several trees and large limbs were reported down with some limbs on powerlines.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRogersville$25,000Three out buildings were significantly damaged by straight line winds and several oak trees of a foot in diameter were downed.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindRogersville$20,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRogersville$10,000A tree fell onto a house at Kinsbury and Cherry Street in Rogersville.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindRogersville$10,000Large trees and power poles were knocked down from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindRogersville$10,000Straight line winds damaged a barn and a roof of a house.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRogersville$5,000The home weather station of a trained spotter recorded a wind gust of 71 mph. Sustained winds of 56 mph occurred for nearly a minute. Multiple large tree limbs were downed and shingles were blown off the north side of a home.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindRogersville$5,000Power lines were reported down.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRogersville$5,000Wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph which heavily damaged a patio canopy.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindRogersville$5,000Several power lines were blown down near J Highway and Summerview Road near Rogersville.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRogersville$2,000A tree was uprooted and another tree split on Henderson Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRogersville$1,000A tree was split on Bailwick drive.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRogersville$1,000A tree split on Jennifer lane in Rogersville.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindRogersville$1,000Sheds were blown over and trailers off their wheels in Rogersville.
April 1996HailRogersville$250no account filed
April 1994HailRogersville$50no account filed
April 2026HailRogersville-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2025Flash FloodRogersville-At least 6 inches of water was reported over White Oak Road and Autum Circle in town.
March 2024HailRogersville-Hail to the size quarters was reported in Rogersville.
May 2024HailRogersville-Report of half dollar size hail.
May 2024HailRogersville-Report of hail sizes ranging between quarter and half dollar sizes.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A trained spotter measured a 59.6mph wind gust.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindRogersville-Several large trees were reported down or split with numerous large limbs down.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A large 1 foot diameter tree was blown over.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindRogersville-Several large trees were blown down near Rogersville. There were pictures on social media.
May 2017HailRogersville-There were multiple pictures from social media of hail up to the size of quarters around the Rogersville area.
May 2016Heavy RainRogersville-A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 3.50 inches was reported near Rogersville.
May 2016Heavy RainRogersville-A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 3.50 inches was measured.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A tree was snapped and a trampoline was tossed across the yard.
June 2015Heavy RainRogersville-In Rogersville, 4.80 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A picture from social media showed a tree snapped in Rogersville.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A tree was blown down and reported on Facebook.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRogersville-Several small trees were reported down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRogersville-Several trees were blown down.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindRogersville-The public estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph.
April 2011Flash FloodRogersville-Highway U was closed due to flooding.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindRogersville-Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs. Hail to a half an inch in size was also reported.
July 2010Flash FloodRogersville-Over two feet of water was flowing over the road near the intersection of Highways 60 and 125 near the Rogersville High School.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at 60 mph in Rogersville.
June 2008Flash FloodRogersville-Widespread flash flooding occurred across Webster County from excessive rainfall. Rainfall amounts ranged from three to five inches. Some specific locations that flooded included a section of fellowship road one mile north of Marshfield, a section of Cologna Road, a section of Timber Ridge Road, a section of Greenwood Road, a section of Jarrett Branch Road, and a section of Plank School Road.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindRogersville-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees that were blocking a roadway near the intersection of Highways 60 and Z.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindRogersville-A trained spotter observed structural damage to a green house within the city of Rogersville.
May 2018HailRogersville-no account filed
May 2018HailRogersville-no account filed
May 2018HailRogersville-no account filed
May 2017HailRogersville-no account filed
March 2011HailRogersville-no account filed
April 2011HailRogersville-no account filed
April 2007HailRogersville-no account filed
March 2006HailRogersville-no account filed
April 2006HailRogersville-no account filed
April 2006HailRogersville-no account filed
March 2004HailRogersville-no account filed
November 2003HailRogersville-no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F0)Rogersville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Webster 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
Henderson1.7 miles21
All4.5 miles21
Lon4.6 miles21
Zenar4.8 miles14
Panther Valley5.4 miles21
Fordland6.7 miles14
Compton (historical)8.1 miles21
Olga8.1 miles14

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 RogersvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q953654The 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 725537. 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.