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Tipton, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Willow Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65081. The Survey maps it on the Tipton quadrangle. 2,920 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 925 feet above sea level.

Tipton within Moniteau County

On record in Tipton

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Tipton fell from 3,262 to 2,920 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
20103,262
20202,920-342 (-10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

3 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Tipton between 1999 and 2020, burning about 205 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
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

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
16 March 1999Debris and open burning100 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
25 December 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation251301-06806-12252020-1210
21 October 1999Arson/incendiarism105 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Moniteau County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Tipton: 15 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Coal, Zinc. 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
Beck QuarryBituminous, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hecht ProspectCoal, ZincPast Producer
Mcneil ProspectLeadPast Producer
Rastover ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Unknown - Coal Lead ZincLead, Zinc, BituminousPast Producer
Unknown - Ls DimensionLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Cotton Tail DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Lead ZincZinc, LeadPast Producer
Burns Brothers MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Cohn and Redman MineLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Moniteau County

Storms near this place

29 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tipton in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 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
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Tipton$200,000A tornado touched down along Alexander Road just east of intersection with Hays Road at 10:59 pm (northeast of Tipton, MO) snapping off several power poles. It tracked to the east snapping off several large trees, destroying an unoccupied mobile home, and causing minor roof damage to an outbuilding. Then the tornado veered, tracking to the northeast and causing damage to an open sided outbuilding after crossing over Cross Lane Road. The tornado soon lifted and dissipated just south of Old Twelve Highway. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.70 miles and a max path width of 30 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindTipton$75,000Thunderstorm winds caused widespread wind damage across Tipton. Numerous trees and tree limbs, as well as power lines were blown down. Some of the fallen trees and tree limbs caused damage to vehicles and houses. Also, four utility poles were blown down.
April 2008Flash FloodTipton$1,000Very heavy rain, between one and three inches of rain, fell over a short amount of time on already saturated soils. Over a foot of water was reported over Park Avenue in California and 6 inches of water was flowing over U.S. 50 on the west side of Tipton. Several secondary roads had water over them as well.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and a couple of trees around town.
April 2017Flash FloodTipton-Between 4 and 6 inches of rain caused flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Route D northwest of Kliever.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds pushed over several power poles in Tipton.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees and a billboard in town.
April 2014Flash FloodTipton-Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. U.S. Highway 50 had a foot of water flowing over it about a mile west of Tipton.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees just east of Tipton and in California.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and took part of the roof off of a metal outbuilding.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. One large tree limb fell onto power lines attached to the house. This pulled the electric meter off of the house. No other structural damage was reported at this location.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. A couple of the limbs pulled down power lines causing power outages around town.
October 2009Flash FloodTipton-Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway BB southeast of Tipton. Also, a car was washed off of Highway BB just south of U.S. 50. No one was injured due to the incident.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of two barns, one barn was blown completely over, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2005HailTipton-Local law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindTipton-Amateur radio spotters reported trees down in Tipton.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindTipton-Local emergency management reported a couple of trees down in Tipton.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindTipton-The County Sheriff office reported some traffic lights and wires down in Tipton.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindTipton-Amateur radio spotters reported trees down in Tipton. The roof of a historic building in town was also blown off. The stone cornice of the building fell off at a later date because of the damage.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindTipton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in Tipton.
April 1995HailTipton-Reported by the local fire department.
May 2021HailTipton-no account filed
January 2008HailTipton-no account filed
April 2006HailTipton-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindTipton-no account filed
September 2005HailTipton-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindTipton-no account filed
May 1996HailTipton-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindTipton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Moniteau 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
Clarksburg6.2 miles18
Fortuna6.2 miles18
Latham8.3 miles17
California11.5 miles19
Cedron13.9 miles18
Kliever14.9 miles19
High Point15.5 miles19
McGirk16.4 miles18

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 TiptonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q960333The 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 727679. 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.