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Thayer, Missouri

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Thayer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65791. It stands on Twomile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thayer quadrangle. 1,883 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 528 feet above sea level.

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Thayer within Oregon County

On record in Thayer

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

Thayer fell from 2,243 to 1,883 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
20102,243
20201,883-360 (-16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

92 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Thayer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 868 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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 burning47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2

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
30 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 1994Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 August 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2012Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177597-02259-07042018-1845
30 July 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oregon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Thayer: 6 past producers, 6 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Bowers S&G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Joe Kolosky ProspectLead, SilverProspect
E C Mainprize Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1943
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Amos Cozzins MineIronPast Producer1930
Arthur ArnoldIronOccurrenceSurface
Clyde Led Be Her ProspectIronProspect
Gus Hubble ProspectIronProspect
Ragan MineIronPast Producer
Ray Gladden PropertyIronProspect1895

Every working recorded in Oregon County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thayer in 65 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 29 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 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
November 2005Tornado (F2)Thayer$1,500,000A National Weather Service storm survey team revealed that an F-2 tornado touched down 9 miles east of Thayer near Highway V. The tornado continued on a path 300 yards wide to 8 miles northeast of Myrtle. Two mobile homes were destroyed and several other homes were heavily damaged along the tornado path.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Thayer$50,000An EF-0 tornado touched down on the northeast side of Thayer. Numerous trees were uprooted and damage. Some homes had minor damage. Estimated maximum winds were up to 85 mph.
April 1999Tornado (F0)Thayer$50,000no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindThayer$30,000no account filed
December 2015Thunderstorm WindThayer$25,000Several trees and power poles were blown over around Thayer. A large barn structure was completely destroyed. A picture was sent in from social media.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindThayer$20,000Multiple large tree limbs were reported down. A few power outages were also reported.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindThayer$20,000Microburst wind gusts stripped shingles off of several houses and caused widespread tree damage near the community of Thayer.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindThayer$15,000no account filed
October 2021Thunderstorm WindThayer$10,000A stray storm produced wind damage to the roof of a home and damaged some trees along Highway OO.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindThayer$5,000Trees and power lines were reported down and blocking the roadway at the intersection of 7th and Pine Streets.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindThayer$5,000A circus tent was blown down in Thayer. Several trees and power lines were blown down across Highway 63.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindThayer$5,000Reported by the county sheriff and Missouri Highway Patrol (Troop G). A local newspaper also reported numerous power poles and trees snapped off with approximately 3,000 people without power across the county.
July 2018Flash FloodThayer$1,000Hay bales were reported floating after 5 to 6 inches of rainfall. Damage to farm fencing was reported from rapidly flowing flood waters.
April 2025Flash FloodThayer-Missouri Highway 19 at the Warm Fork Spring River was flooded and impassable.
March 2025HailThayer-Hail to the size of quarters fell in Thayer.
May 2024HailThayer-Report of quarter size hail.
March 2023FloodThayer-Highway 142 was closed at the Cox Creek low water crossing due to flooding.
July 2023Heavy RainThayer-A Co-Op observer reported a 24 hour rainfall of 4.63 inches.
October 2022HailThayer-Hail between quarter and golf balls in size were reported.
April 2021HailThayer-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2019Heavy RainThayer-The rainfall since midnight was 2.51 inches.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindThayer-Several large tree limbs 8 inches or greater in diameter were reported down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindThayer-A large tree was reported down in town.
July 2018Flash FloodThayer-The Warm Fork Spring River running through Warm Fork Park in ran out of its banks and flooded the Park. The roadway along Warm Fork Spring River was reported as under water with water rising slowly.
March 2017HailThayer-Half dollar size hail was reported near the state line just southeast of Thayer along Highway 63.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindThayer-Small tree limbs were blown down.
May 2017HailThayer-Several trees were blown down along with quarter size hail.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindThayer-A large tree and several large tree limbs were blown down on Middleton Road.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindThayer-Several trees were reported down west of town along US Highway 142 by the public via social media.
July 2015Heavy RainThayer-There was a rainfall report of 1.24 inches that fell in 40 minutes.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindThayer-Several trees were down in a road near Thayer.
May 2009Flash FloodThayer-Three to six inches of rain fell over the southern half of Oregon County. This excessive rain resulted in significant flash flooding of creeks, rivers, and streams. Numerous low water crossings became impassable to motorists. Meanwhile, a section of Highway 19 between Alton and Thayer was impassable from Fredrick Creek.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindThayer-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in the communities of Thayer and Thomasville.
July 2006Flash FloodThayer-Several low lying roads near the Warm Fork and Spring rivers around the city of Thayer became impassable from flash flooding.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindThayer-Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs.
May 2018HailThayer-no account filed
March 2007HailThayer-no account filed
March 2007HailThayer-no account filed
March 2007HailThayer-no account filed
March 2007HailThayer-no account filed
February 2006HailThayer-no account filed
April 2006HailThayer-no account filed
April 2006HailThayer-no account filed
September 2006HailThayer-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodThayer-no account filed
April 2004HailThayer-no account filed
April 2003HailThayer-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindThayer-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindThayer-no account filed
May 2003HailThayer-no account filed
May 2003HailThayer-no account filed
April 2002HailThayer-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindThayer-no account filed
April 2001HailThayer-no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindThayer-no account filed
October 2000HailThayer-no account filed
April 1999HailThayer-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindThayer-no account filed
May 1997HailThayer-no account filed
June 1996HailThayer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oregon 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
Green Town0.7 miles13
Allen Ford1.4 miles13
Old Town1.4 miles13
Shelby1.7 miles13
Clifton2.3 miles13
Sloan Ford3.9 miles13
Midway6.8 miles13
Corona6.9 miles13

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 ThayerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q953605The 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 735881. 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.