Urbana, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65767. It stands on East Branch Cahoochie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Urbana quadrangle. 387 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,056 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresUrbana fell from 417 to 387 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 | 417 | |
| 2020 | 387 | -30 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Urbana between 1993 and 2020, burning about 794 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 burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176852-03015-05062018-1539 |
| 5 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178611-03015-04202019-1451 |
| 20 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176612-03015-04202018-1338 |
| 20 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 89 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178595-03015-04152019-1833 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190164-03015-03072020-1522 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Urbana: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasalrod Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Urbana Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Henry Booth Shaft | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Plummer Farm | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Mines | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Urbana in 34 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 16 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Urbana | $100,000 | Route HH was impassable and closed due to flooding. Several homes and roads sustained flood damage across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Dallas County. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Urbana | $25,000 | Baseball sized hail was reported north of town. One home had roof damage. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | $10,000 | Numerous trees were reported down or uprooted. A power line was also reported down. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Urbana | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Urbana | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | Numerous trees were reported down. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Urbana | - | There was a picture on social media of at least quarter size hail near Urbana. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | Several trees were blown down near Urbana. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Urbana | - | The low water crossing at Route BB was closed due to flooding at Cahoochie Creek just south of the Hickory County line. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Urbana | - | A picture from Facebook showed quarter sized hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Urbana | - | A picture of the hail was on Facebook. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | A two foot diameter tree was reported down across Grayling Road along State Road BB north of the town of Urbana. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | Several trees were blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Urbana | - | One to three inches of rain fell over much of Dallas County. This excessive rain resulted in flash flooding of several streams and creeks. Locations that flooded include a bridge on Oak Street in Urbana, a section of Highway HH south of Buffalo, and a section of Highway E northeast of Tunas. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Urbana | - | This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Urbana | - | Widespread flooding occurred over Dallas County. A few specific locations that experienced flooding included a section of Highway 32 in Long Lane, a section of Highway A two miles south of Buffalo, a low water crossing at Highway C one mile west of its intersection with Highway 65, a low water crossing along Highway M near its intersection with Highway B, and a section of Highway H five miles south of Buffalo. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Urbana | - | One to three inches of rain fell over Dallas County. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. A section of Highway B near its intersection with Highway M was one specific location that flooded. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Urbana | - | Two to four inches of rain fell over Dallas County. Widespread flash flooding occurred. Specific locations that flooded included sections of Highway M and sections of Highway B. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Urbana | - | Heavy rain caused a creek to flood Highway D and make it impassable to motorists. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Urbana | - | Up to three inches of rain fell causing street flooding. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Urbana | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | - | 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 Urbana | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q959522 | 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 728083. 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.







