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.
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
Col. Thomas C. Love Houselisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresSeymour 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,921 | |
| 2020 | 1,841 | -80 (-4%) |
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.
- 1939 USGS Fordland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Fordland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Seymour quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 74 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Seymour | $250,000 | An 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 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Seymour | $155,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Seymour | $100,000 | no account filed |
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Seymour | $90,000 | An 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $50,000 | Roofs and awnings of building on the town square of Seymour suffered moderate damage from high winds. Falling debris also damaged vehicles. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $37,000 | A 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $25,000 | Several large trees were reported down and shingles were blown of a hotel roof. A large sign was also blown over. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Seymour | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | Power poles reported down in town with power outages. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | A large tree was downed onto a home causing minor damage. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $5,000 | A large tree limb fell across a live powerline catching fire. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $5,000 | Power lines were reported down due to high winds. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Seymour | $5,000 | Ping pong size hail was reported in Seymour with wind gusts estimated up to 55 mph. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Seymour | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Seymour | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown into the roadway on Eagle Drive south of Seymour. The road was blocked. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $2,000 | A large limb fell on a vehicle causing minor damage. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $2,000 | A tree fell down near Seymour school. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | $2,000 | Flood water from heavy rainfall entered two homes on Division Street in Seymour. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $1,000 | A large tree limb fell down. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $1,000 | The public reported a few 1 inch limbs down and shingles blown off a gas station roof. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $1,000 | An 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 1994 | Hail | Seymour | $50 | Wind gusts were also estimated as high as 50 mph by Skywarn spotters. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Seymour | $50 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | A 62 mph wind gust was measured in Seymour during thunderstorms. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Seymour | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell in Seymour. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Seymour | - | Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell in Seymour. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | A 71 mph wind gust was measured at the EOC in Seymour. |
| August 2024 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | Mesonet station FW9032 in Seymour measured 3.25 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | The Emergency Manager recorded a wind gust of 71 mph on a weather station at the emergency management office. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Seymour | - | Skyline Road at the James River low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Heavy rainfall caused flooding along Burnett Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | Multiple large limbs were reported down in town. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Seymour | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | The MESONET station FW9032 measured a 61 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Seymour | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | Winds were estimated between 60-70mph in town. Some large limbs were reported down. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Seymour | - | There were numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail covering Highway 60 near Seymour which caused travel impacts. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Excessive rainfall caused several city streets in Seymour to flood. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | In Seymour, 6.20 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | Near Seymour, 6.00 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | Several large limbs were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Seymour | - | Quarter inch hail was also reported about one mile southeast of Forland. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Rising flood waters from very heavy rainfall threatened the Seymour Senior Citizen Center. The center was evacuated as a result. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Finley Falls Road west of Seymour was reported as impassable due to water flowing over the roadway. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | Many streets were reported as flooded in Seymour with up to one foot of flowing water. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Seymour | - | A water rescue was performed in near waist deep, flowing water near the intersection of Findley Falls and Burnett Roads. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Seymour | - | A total rainfall amount of 3.20 inches was measured. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| February 2006 | Hail | Seymour | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Seymour | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crabbs (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain Dale | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Waldo | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Finley Falls | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sarvis Point | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Diggins | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Olga | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fordland | 9.1 miles | 14 |
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 Seymour | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q954379 | 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 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.






