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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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
Stockton Community Buildinglisted 1998
Population over time
2 figuresStockton 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,819 | |
| 2020 | 1,683 | -136 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1886 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177324-02007-07272018-1326 |
| 9 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178469-02007-04032019-1455 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176733-02007-04282018-2124 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176685-02007-04242018-1500 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J R Riley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jefferson Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| P M Edge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Preston 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 | ||
| Van Craw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 91 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Stockton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $40,000 | Thunderstorm 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 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Stockton | $15,000 | A 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over trees while damaging an outbuilding. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Stockton | $5,000 | Hail broke a car windshield. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $2,000 | The Corp of Engineers reported that severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a press box at the Stockton High School football field. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged an awning on a structure. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Stockton | $50 | Reported by the county sheriff on County Road K. |
| March 2024 | Heavy Rain | Stockton | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.50 inches fell in Stockton. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Stockton | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Stockton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | 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 2019 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | Pictures of high water from heavy rainfall in Stockton Park along the Stockton Branch were received from broadcast media. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Several small trees were blown down in Stockton. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Stockton | - | This storm report was from social media. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Stockton | - | Half dollar to ping pong size hail was reported near Stockton. There were numerous pictures from social media. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down around the city of Stockton. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph near the south side of Stockton Lake. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | There were numerous reports of roads closed due to flooding. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | There were numerous roadways in Stockton which were impassable due to high water. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | Numerous streets and roads in Stockton were closed to motorists as a result of flooding. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees across a section of Farm Road 1501. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | A trained spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along Ward Street in Stockton. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | Heavy rain caused a section of Ward Road to become flooded and impassable to motorists. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several large tree limbs. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | A few large tree limbs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Several trees were downed in the community of Stockton from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and powerlines in a rural area north of Stockton. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | Several streets in the community of Stockton were flooded from heavy rain. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Thunderstorm winds gusting to over 60 mph downed trees at Bona and Stockton. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Wind gusts to 64 mph were reported by Skywarn. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Stockton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graceland | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Umber View Heights | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Umber | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Arnica | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ivy | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Edsall (historical) | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Caplinger Mills | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Rowland | 7.0 miles | 15 |
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 Stockton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q956279 | 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 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.





