Tuscumbia, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Equality Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65082. It stands on Shutin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tuscumbia quadrangle. 188 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 577 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTuscumbia fell from 203 to 188 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 | 203 | |
| 2020 | 188 | -15 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1933 USGS Iberia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Iberia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Tuscumbia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,320 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251157-06637-08012020-0441 |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251155-06637-04072020-2028 |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 29 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Tuscumbia: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Roots Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Osage Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Beach Mines | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Lionel Libbert Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Peter Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ba | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuscumbia in 49 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 20 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | 2 killed | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | $2,000,000 | This storm report will include the total estimated damage for the flooding event. Several homes around Tuscumbia were flooded and some residents were rescued from high water. Several low water crossings and roadways were damaged due to the water. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $50,000 | Strong winds shattered several windows on the upper level of the Miller County Courthouse. Wind rushed into a broken window in one of the offices and scattered ceiling tiles and a few books onto the floor. Strong winds also downed numerous trees and damaged the roofs on several barns. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tuscumbia | $25,000 | Numerous windows were broken out of vehicles and homes along Highway 52. Several roofs were also damaged with holes noted in siding. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Tuscumbia | $25,000 | Hail covered the ground in north side of the city and along Highway 52 just north of Tuscumbia. Cars were dented by the large hail and minor roof damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $10,000 | A picture from Facebook showed a tree on a house. |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Tuscumbia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $2,000 | A few trees were reported down across roads at various locations in the towns of Tuscumbia and Eldon. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $1,000 | The fire department measured 60 mph wind gusts and reported several small branches down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $1,000 | A roof was blown off a barn. |
| August 2012 | Dust Devil | Tuscumbia | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported minor damage occurred at a chicken farm off Highway 52 about 3 miles west of Tuscumbia. Sheet metal was peeled and blown off a chicken house. No gradient winds were observed at surrounding ASOS or AWOS stations. This may have been caused by a localized dust devil with winds estimated up to 50 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | $1,000 | A large tree limb was blown down on a power line. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Tuscumbia. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Tuscumbia | - | Rainfall totaling 2.24 inches fell in 6 hours. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | A section of Highway F near the intersection of Highway 17 was impassable due to excessive rainfall. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | - | Scattered trees were reported down across portions of the county. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Law enforcement reported several low water crossings impassable due to high water. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Numerous low water crossings were flooded. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | - | The wind gust was reported by the Miller County 911 center. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | A low water crossing on Brown Road, near Woods Road, was flooded and impassable. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Numerous low water crossings were flooded. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Several low water crossings were flooded across the county. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Excessive rainfall caused several low water crossings to become impassable to motorists across much of central and southwest sections of the county. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | Quarter size hail fell for 10 minutes. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Numerous county roads became flooded near the Tuscumbia area. More specifically, sections of Popular, Catfish, and Allen roads were impassable to motorists. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | Heavy rain caused several low water crossings across Miller County to become impassable. One car was washed off of Mill Creek Road. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed large trees on power lines. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Tuscumbia | - | 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.
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 Tuscumbia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q956037 | 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 727917. 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.










