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Stockton, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Linn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65785. It sits by Cedar Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Stockton quadrangle. 1,683 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 948 feet above sea level.

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Stockton within Cedar County

On record in Stockton

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

Stockton fell from 1,819 to 1,683 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
20101,819
20201,683-136 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 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

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Stockton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 342 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 burning29
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
1 September 1996Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 August 1997Debris and open burning12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 July 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 July 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177324-02007-07272018-1326
9 April 1995Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178469-02007-04032019-1455
28 April 2018Debris and open burning6.3 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176733-02007-04282018-2124
24 April 2018Debris and open burning4.4 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176685-02007-04242018-1500

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cedar County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Stockton: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
J R Riley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jefferson Township QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
P M Edge QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Preston QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Van Craw QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Cedar County

Storms near this place

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stockton in 91 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 43 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 2 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
July 1996Tornado (F0)Stockton$50,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindStockton$40,000Thunderstorm winds flipped three mobile homes to the north of Stockton and downed trees in Monett and south of Dadeville. A tractor-semitrailer was blown off of Interstate 44 near Mt Vernon.
June 2009Tornado (EF1)Stockton$15,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted a rural section of Cedar County near the community of Stockton. Wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph. Mainly trees along with a few outbuildings were damaged.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindStockton$10,000Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStockton$10,000Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over trees while damaging an outbuilding.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindStockton$10,000no account filed
May 1998HailStockton$5,000Hail broke a car windshield.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindStockton$5,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindStockton$3,000no account filed
April 2010Thunderstorm WindStockton$2,000The Corp of Engineers reported that severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a press box at the Stockton High School football field.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindStockton$1,000Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged an awning on a structure.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindStockton$1,000no account filed
May 1994HailStockton$50Reported by the county sheriff on County Road K.
March 2024Heavy RainStockton-A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.50 inches fell in Stockton.
April 2023HailStockton-Nickle sized hail was reported.
April 2023HailStockton-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2019Flash FloodStockton-Portions of Highway 32 eastbound into Stockton were impassable due to high water. Several other county roads and a few city streets were also reported as flooded. Flooding continued into the very early hours of May 1st.
April 2019Flash FloodStockton-Pictures of high water from heavy rainfall in Stockton Park along the Stockton Branch were received from broadcast media.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindStockton-Several small trees were blown down in Stockton.
May 2017HailStockton-This storm report was from social media.
May 2017HailStockton-Half dollar to ping pong size hail was reported near Stockton. There were numerous pictures from social media.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindStockton-Several large tree limbs were blown down around the city of Stockton.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindStockton-Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph near the south side of Stockton Lake.
May 2013Flash FloodStockton-There were numerous reports of roads closed due to flooding.
May 2013Flash FloodStockton-There were numerous roadways in Stockton which were impassable due to high water.
May 2010Flash FloodStockton-Numerous streets and roads in Stockton were closed to motorists as a result of flooding.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStockton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees across a section of Farm Road 1501.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStockton-A trained spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts.
April 2007Flash FloodStockton-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along Ward Street in Stockton.
June 2007Flash FloodStockton-Heavy rain caused a section of Ward Road to become flooded and impassable to motorists.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindStockton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindStockton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindStockton-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large tree limbs.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindStockton-A few large tree limbs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindStockton-Several trees were downed in the community of Stockton from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindStockton-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and powerlines in a rural area north of Stockton.
November 2004Flash FloodStockton-Several streets in the community of Stockton were flooded from heavy rain.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindStockton-Thunderstorm winds gusting to over 60 mph downed trees at Bona and Stockton.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindStockton-Wind gusts to 64 mph were reported by Skywarn.
May 2018HailStockton-no account filed
April 2015HailStockton-no account filed
May 2013HailStockton-no account filed
April 2013HailStockton-no account filed
May 2010HailStockton-no account filed
May 2010HailStockton-no account filed
June 2009HailStockton-no account filed
June 2009HailStockton-no account filed
May 2008HailStockton-no account filed
November 2008HailStockton-no account filed
March 2006HailStockton-no account filed
March 2006HailStockton-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodStockton-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodStockton-no account filed
March 2005HailStockton-no account filed
March 2005HailStockton-no account filed
June 2005HailStockton-no account filed
June 2005HailStockton-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindStockton-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindStockton-no account filed
May 2004HailStockton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cedar 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
Graceland4.2 miles18
Umber View Heights5.2 miles15
Umber5.6 miles15
Arnica5.9 miles17
Ivy6.2 miles18
Edsall (historical)6.2 miles14
Caplinger Mills6.6 miles18
Rowland7.0 miles15

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 StocktonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q956279The 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 729969. 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.