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Seymour, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Finley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65746. The Survey maps it on the Seymour quadrangle. 1,841 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,644 feet above sea level.

Seymour within Webster County

On record in Seymour

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

Seymour fell from 1,921 to 1,841 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
20101,921
20201,841-80 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

11 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Seymour between 1992 and 2014, burning about 230 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning10
Arson/incendiarism1

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
28 September 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 September 1999Arson/incendiarism25 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 September 2000Debris and open burning22 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 April 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 April 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 April 1997Debris and open burning150 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 1992Debris and open burning15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 March 1995Debris and open burning4.0 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

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Seymour: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Hazelwood DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Webster County

Storms near this place

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seymour in 74 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Seymour$250,000An EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph started 5 miles north of Seymour and tracked northeast into Wright County. In Webster County the tornado ripped the roof off of a home, destroyed numerous barns, collapsed a train communication tower, and snapped trees.
February 2001Tornado (F1)Seymour$155,000no account filed
April 1996Tornado (F0)Seymour$100,000no account filed
December 2018Tornado (EF1)Seymour$90,000An EF-1 tornado formed 2 miles north northeast of Seymour and tracked northeast and dissipated approximately 6 miles northeast of Seymour. There was significant damage to barns along with uprooted trees along the tornadoes path.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindSeymour$50,000Roofs and awnings of building on the town square of Seymour suffered moderate damage from high winds. Falling debris also damaged vehicles.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindSeymour$37,000A large section of a roof was blown over on the square in Seymour. Several power poles were also blown down. A tree also fell on a home in Seymour.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSeymour$25,000Several large trees were reported down and shingles were blown of a hotel roof. A large sign was also blown over.
April 1999Tornado (F0)Seymour$20,000no account filed
August 2022Thunderstorm WindSeymour$10,000Power poles reported down in town with power outages.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindSeymour$10,000A large tree was downed onto a home causing minor damage.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSeymour$10,000no account filed
October 2025Thunderstorm WindSeymour$5,000A large tree limb fell across a live powerline catching fire.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindSeymour$5,000Power lines were reported down due to high winds.
March 2017HailSeymour$5,000Ping pong size hail was reported in Seymour with wind gusts estimated up to 55 mph.
June 1998HailSeymour$5,000no account filed
April 1994HailSeymour$5,000no account filed
March 2024Thunderstorm WindSeymour$2,000Multiple trees were blown into the roadway on Eagle Drive south of Seymour. The road was blocked.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindSeymour$2,000A large limb fell on a vehicle causing minor damage.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindSeymour$2,000A tree fell down near Seymour school.
July 2010Flash FloodSeymour$2,000Flood water from heavy rainfall entered two homes on Division Street in Seymour.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSeymour$1,000A large tree limb fell down.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSeymour$1,000The public reported a few 1 inch limbs down and shingles blown off a gas station roof.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSeymour$1,000An intermittent path of minor wind damage to shingles and trees from west of Seymour into the city. The debris was initially thrown in a divergent direction at the start of the event...continuing in an easterly manner into Seymour.
April 1994HailSeymour$50Wind gusts were also estimated as high as 50 mph by Skywarn spotters.
April 1994HailSeymour$50no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSeymour-A 62 mph wind gust was measured in Seymour during thunderstorms.
March 2025HailSeymour-Hail to the size of quarters fell in Seymour.
March 2025HailSeymour-Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell in Seymour.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindSeymour-A 71 mph wind gust was measured at the EOC in Seymour.
August 2024Heavy RainSeymour-Mesonet station FW9032 in Seymour measured 3.25 inches of storm total rainfall.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSeymour-The Emergency Manager recorded a wind gust of 71 mph on a weather station at the emergency management office.
May 2022FloodSeymour-Skyline Road at the James River low water crossing was closed due to flooding.
March 2022Flash FloodSeymour-Heavy rainfall caused flooding along Burnett Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Multiple large limbs were reported down in town.
March 2021HailSeymour-Quarter sized hail was reported.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindSeymour-The MESONET station FW9032 measured a 61 mph wind gust.
May 2020HailSeymour-Quarter sized hail was reported.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Winds were estimated between 60-70mph in town. Some large limbs were reported down.
February 2017HailSeymour-There were numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail covering Highway 60 near Seymour which caused travel impacts.
July 2016Flash FloodSeymour-Excessive rainfall caused several city streets in Seymour to flood.
June 2015Heavy RainSeymour-In Seymour, 6.20 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours.
June 2015Heavy RainSeymour-Near Seymour, 6.00 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindSeymour-Several large limbs were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
April 2011HailSeymour-Quarter inch hail was also reported about one mile southeast of Forland.
July 2010Flash FloodSeymour-Rising flood waters from very heavy rainfall threatened the Seymour Senior Citizen Center. The center was evacuated as a result.
July 2010Flash FloodSeymour-Finley Falls Road west of Seymour was reported as impassable due to water flowing over the roadway.
July 2010Flash FloodSeymour-Many streets were reported as flooded in Seymour with up to one foot of flowing water.
July 2010Flash FloodSeymour-A water rescue was performed in near waist deep, flowing water near the intersection of Findley Falls and Burnett Roads.
October 2009Heavy RainSeymour-A total rainfall amount of 3.20 inches was measured.
April 2018HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2018HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2018HailSeymour-no account filed
May 2018HailSeymour-no account filed
March 2015HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2014HailSeymour-no account filed
August 2012HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2011HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindSeymour-no account filed
February 2006HailSeymour-no account filed
April 2006HailSeymour-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
Crabbs (historical)2.8 miles12
Mountain Dale3.0 miles14
Waldo3.2 miles12
Finley Falls3.8 miles14
Sarvis Point4.7 miles14
Diggins4.9 miles14
Olga8.3 miles14
Fordland9.1 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 SeymourAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q954379The 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 735848. 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.