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Stotts City, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Vineyard Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65756. It lies near Marti Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Stotts City quadrangle. 167 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,145 feet above sea level.

Stotts City within Lawrence County

Population over time

2 figures

Stotts City fell from 220 to 167 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
2010220
2020167-53 (-24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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

8 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Stotts City between 1996 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
10 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230800-05516-09102020-1850
18 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177158-05533-06182018-1757
30 April 1996Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation178500-05533-04102019-1532
31 March 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 March 1996Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 March 1998Debris and open burning60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 December 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251203-05533-12182020-1237

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Stotts City: 29 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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
Greenland ShaftZincPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronProspect
Unknown - Lead & Zinc & IronLead, Zinc, IronProspect
Kiewit QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Boston-Loy MineZinc, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

Storms near this place

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stotts City in 64 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 28 flood, 15 hail, 13 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017HailStotts City$50,000This report was from social media with pictures. There was damage to cars and homes in the Stotts City area.
May 2017Tornado (EF1)Stotts City$50,000An EF-1 tornado touched down southwest of Mount Vernon. The tornado damaged a few outbuildings and crossed I-44. At least one car was blown off the interstate near mile marker 43. The car had a large piece of wood flown through the windshield but the driver was not injured. Several trees were uprooted. Estimated maximum winds were up to 95 mph.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindStotts City$5,000Power lines and large tree limbs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindStotts City$5,000no account filed
April 2025FloodStotts City-Water was reported about a foot deep on Highway 97 at the Spring River.
June 2025FloodStotts City-County Road 2110 was flooded just east of Highway 97.
June 2025FloodStotts City-Flooding occurred at state highway 97 along the Spring River.
March 2023FloodStotts City-Missouri Highway 97 at the Spring River was closed due to flooding.
March 2023FloodStotts City-Highway 97 at the Spring River was flooded and impassable.
March 2023FloodStotts City-Highway 97 at the Spring River was flooded and impassable.
May 2022FloodStotts City-Highway 97 at the Spring River was flooded and impassable.
May 2022FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed due to flooding at several low water crossings.
May 2021FloodStotts City-State Highway 97 at Spring Creek was closed due to flooding.
March 2021FloodStotts City-The low water crossing on Highway 97 at the Spring River was closed due to flooding.
October 2021FloodStotts City-State Highway 97 was closed at the Spring River due to flooding.
January 2020FloodStotts City-Excessive rainfall caused the Spring River to flood a section of Highway 97.
March 2020Flash FloodStotts City-State Highway 97 was closed due to flooding at the Spring River.
May 2020FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed at the Spring River due to flooding.
May 2020FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed at the Spring River due to flooding.
April 2020FloodStotts City-Highway 97 at the Spring River low water crossing was flooded.
January 2020Flash FloodStotts City-State Highway 97 was closed due to flooding at the Spring River.
January 2019FloodStotts City-Missouri Highway 97 was closed in both directions due to water over the roadway at the Spring River.
February 2018FloodStotts City-MODOT reported Highway 97 was closed due to flooding.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindStotts City-A large tree was blown down along Highway 97 near Stotts City.
May 2017Flash FloodStotts City-State Highway 97 was closed due to flooding from the Spring River.
August 2015FloodStotts City-State Highway 97 at the Spring River was closed due to flooding.
May 2015FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed at the Spring River due to flooding.
April 2015FloodStotts City-Highway 97 at the Spring River was closed due to flooding.
November 2015FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed in both directions along the Spring River.
November 2015Flash FloodStotts City-Excessive rainfall caused the Spring River to flood Highway 97.
June 2014Flash FloodStotts City-Missouri Highway 97 was closed in both directions due to flooding. The Spring River was flowing out of the banks.
March 2014HailStotts City-Dime to nickel sized hail was reported.
June 2013FloodStotts City-Highway 97 at the Spring River was closed.
May 2013Flash FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed due to flooding.
May 2013Heavy RainStotts City-Rainfall of 3.80 inches fell in several hours.
May 2013FloodStotts City-MODOT reported Highway 96 north of Stotts City was closed due to high water.
August 2013Flash FloodStotts City-Missouri Highway 97 was closed to traffic where it crosses the Spring River due to flooding.
July 2013FloodStotts City-There was flooding on Highway 97 along the Spring River.
April 2011Flash FloodStotts City-Route 97 was closed due to flooding.
August 2011HailStotts City-The public reported half dollar size hail at the Super Stop gas station.
March 2010FloodStotts City-Highway 97 was closed north of Road 2110.
May 2010FloodStotts City-Excessive rainfall caused the Spring River to flood a section of Highway 97 approximately two miles north of Stotts City.
May 2010FloodStotts City-A low water crossing on State Highway 97 was flooded and closed.
May 2010FloodStotts City-A low water crossing on State Highway 97 was flooded and closed.
May 2007Flash FloodStotts City-Excessive rainfall caused a section of Highway 97 to experience flash flooding.
June 2007Flash FloodStotts City-An additional period of heavy rainfall caused numerous roads along the Spring River to flood. The community of Miller also experienced heavy flooding.
May 2004Flash FloodStotts City-A section of Highway 97 was closed off due to flash flooding.
July 2004Flash FloodStotts City-A section of County Road 1010 flooded near the intersection of County Road 2115.
June 2014HailStotts City-no account filed
October 2009HailStotts City-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindStotts City-no account filed
April 2004HailStotts City-no account filed
May 2004HailStotts City-no account filed
July 2004HailStotts City-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindStotts City-no account filed
March 2003HailStotts City-no account filed
May 2003HailStotts City-no account filed
July 2003HailStotts City-no account filed
December 2002HailStotts City-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindStotts City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lawrence 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
Landrum3.5 miles17
Clarkson4.8 miles18
Gaither (historical)4.8 miles17
Hoberg5.8 miles17
Rescue6.3 miles17
Phelps6.4 miles17
Bowers Mill6.5 miles18
Freistatt6.5 miles17

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 Stotts CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q965089The 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 727160. 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.