Santiago, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65360. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln NW quadrangle. It stands 843 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1887 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Lincoln NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
86 words on this townshipA Sketch of the History of Benton County, Missouri, published 1876 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on White Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on White Township - 86 words.
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Santiago between 1992 and 2020, burning about 291 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177866-00807-07212018-1138 |
| 6 April 2006 | Natural | 113 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | BRUSH CREEK RANCH FIRE |
| 21 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178994-00807-04212019-1120 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176302-00807-03092018-0000 |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190396-00807-03082020-2020 |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190397-00807-03082020-2045 |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190398-00807-03082020-2025 |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190394-00807-03082020-2010 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Santiago: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Santiago Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Santiago in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 flood, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Santiago | $160,000 | A NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph had uprooted and snapped numerous trees. As the tornado curled near the end of its lifespan it damaged three barns and downed several power poles. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Santiago | $15,000 | A culvert was lifted upward due to heavy rainfall and asphalt was washed away on State Highway HH about 4 miles west of Highway 65 northwest of Lincoln, Missouri. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Santiago | $10,000 | A portion of Highway HH was washed out 1/4 mile east of Highway E due to fast flowing water from heavy rainfall. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Santiago | - | Report of ping pong ball size hail. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Santiago | - | There was water over the road at the intersection of County Road E and County Road C. The roadways were closed due to high water levels. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Santiago | - | Highway E near Barker Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| February 2009 | Flash Flood | Santiago | - | A widespread shield of showers and thunderstorms produced one to two inches of rain across Benton County. Several low water crossings became impassable to motorists, while a few county roads experienced flooding. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Santiago | - | Two to five inches of rain fell over Benton County resulting in flash flooding in several locations. A few of these locations include a section of Highway EE, a section of Highway 83, a section of Highway B near Cole Camp, and a section of Highway E in far northwest Benton County. A water rescue was performed along Highway E in far northwest Benton County where the Highway crosses over Barker Creek. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Santiago | - | Minor flooding occurred over Benton County. A couple of specific locations that flooded included a section of Highway 83 two miles south of Warsaw and a section of Lone Star Road south of Warsaw. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Santiago | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Brandon | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lincoln | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Macks Camp | 8.1 miles | 22 | |
| Ionia | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Racket | 9.4 miles | 22 | |
| Teal Bend | 9.9 miles | 22 | |
| Cole Camp Junction | 9.9 miles | 17 |
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 Santiago | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7420188 | 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 741241. 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.








