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Russellville, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Moreau Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65074. The Survey maps it on the Russellville quadrangle.

Russellville within Cole County

On record in Russellville

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

10 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Russellville between 2011 and 2019, burning about 54 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/undetermined6
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
15 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.7 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190102-06841-08152019-1450
2 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177432-02626-07022018-1535
18 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177431-02626-05102018-1155
29 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177430-02626-04292018-1650
22 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178709-02626-04222019-1040
18 February 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177428-02626-02182018-1630
31 December 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cole County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Russellville: 29 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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
Reed DiggingsZinc, Barium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - Lead BariteBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Unknown-LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown-ZnZincPast Producer
Dougan PitZinc, LeadPast Producer
Enloe PitZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown-ShaleClayPast Producer
Unknown-ShaleClayPast Producer
Leonard Scott MineLeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cole County

Storms near this place

17 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russellville in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. 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
April 2024HailRussellville$100,000Large hail of up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell across Cole County in an east-northeast line. The largest stones were reported in Wardsville where there was damage to siding. Severe hail was also reported in Russellville and Taos.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindRussellville$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Shingles were also ripped off several houses in Russellville. Two barns were blown apart near the intersection of County Roads AA and A. Damage in Jefferson City lasted about 10 minutes.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRussellville-Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a couple of farm outbuildings in Russellville.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRussellville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and power lines around town. A couple of trees were blown over onto roads including Highway AA, Marion Street and Jefferson Street. Another fallen tree blocked the entrance to the fire station in Russellville. A few trees fell onto a couple of houses causing minor damage.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindRussellville-Local law enforcement reported 6 to 12 inch diameter tree limbs down. Some power lines were also down.
May 2003HailRussellville-The County EOC reported golfball size hail.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindRussellville-Amateur radio spotters reported small trees down south of Russellville.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindRussellville-Thunderstorm winds caused scattered damage in Russellville. A boat and trailer were blown about 150 yards before the boats trailer finally plunged into the wall of a home. A garage was damaged and numerous trees and power lines were down.
March 2017HailRussellville-no account filed
June 2016HailRussellville-no account filed
May 2011HailRussellville-no account filed
March 2011HailRussellville-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRussellville-no account filed
March 2009Thunderstorm WindRussellville-no account filed
March 2008HailRussellville-no account filed
April 2007HailRussellville-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRussellville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cole 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
Belleville (historical)1.2 miles18
Payne Ford3.6 miles19
Decatur4.2 miles19
Millbrook4.5 miles19
Lohman4.6 miles20
Stringtown4.6 miles20
Scrivner5.1 miles19
Plummer7.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 725688. 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.