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Warsaw, Missouri

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in South Lindsey Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65355. It stands on Blue Branch. The Survey maps it on the Warsaw West quadrangle. 2,209 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 715 feet above sea level.

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Warsaw within Benton County

On record in Warsaw

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

Warsaw grew from 2,127 to 2,209 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
20102,127
20202,209+82 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

17 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Warsaw between 1992 and 2016, burning about 254 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 burning8
Arson/incendiarism3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
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
6 April 1995Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 April 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 April 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 1992Debris and open burning4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation122650-00805-03052015-1545
22 March 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 March 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 March 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Warsaw: 8 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Blackman MineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Carpenter BankIronPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-BariteBarium-Barite, LeadProspect
Unknown - Lead-BariteBarium-Barite, LeadProspect
Unknown - Lead-BariteBarium-Barite, LeadProspect
Phillips QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

60 of 121 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw in 121 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 57 thunderstorm wind, 36 hail, 18 flash flood, 6 heavy rain. The reports record 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1996Flash FloodWarsaw2 killed, $10,000no account filed
August 2011LightningWarsaw1 killedA person was struck by lightning and killed while standing on a courtesy dock helping pull a boat out of the water.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWarsaw1 killedTwo men were fishing on Truman Lake near Warsaw while a squall line rapidly pushed across the lake and swamped their boat. Vance Wiles age 40, drowned as he tried to swim to shore without a life jacket. The other passenger Mark Johnson age 37, was wearing a life jacket and survived the accident.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$500,000A roof was completely torn off a mobile home with lesser damage amounts to several other mobiles homes. Trees were also sheared off or uprooted. Reported by the county sheriff.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$80,000Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in town with multiple power outages.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$30,000Trees and power lines were reported down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$25,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$20,000Some large limbs up to 3 inches in diameter and some power lines were reported down.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$20,000Several trees and power lines were damaged from thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$10,000A tree fell on a vehicle on Hawthorn Drive.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$10,000A tree fell onto a power line.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$10,000Report of a tree down on a powerline that caused power outages in town.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$10,000Several trees and power lines were blown down on the road at Highway BB and Fitzpatrick Street. One vehicle was wrapped up in power lines with one occupant trapped in vehicle. No injuries were reported.
May 1997Flash FloodWarsaw$10,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$8,000Trees and powerlines were down in the city of Warsaw and throughout Benton County.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000Trees were down near the Thibaut boat ramp area.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000Multiple trees were blown down blocking roads. Several power lines were blown down in Belle.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power poles.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000Thunderstorm wind gusts flipped a boat dock near the 79 mile marker of Lake of the Ozarks.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$5,000no account filed
October 2010Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$4,000Power poles were reported down in Warsaw.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$4,000Power poles were reported down in Warsaw.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$2,000Several large limbs were downed and a few shingles were blown off a home.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$2,000Several trees were reported down. Power lines were reported down one mile southwest of town.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000A tree was down over the roadway along Commercial street and Niangua street in Warsaw.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000A large tree branch was downed onto a cable line at the intersection of East Main Street and Jackson Street.
December 2017Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000A metal carport was blown down and damaged.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000One large tree and a power pole was blown down along with power lines. The tree blocked a roadway.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$1,000no account filed
September 2003Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$500Numerous trees and power lines were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindWarsaw$500Tree limbs one foot in diameter were broke off.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-Several large trees were reported down on Rexschell Lane.
June 2025HailWarsaw-Hail to the size of quarters fell in the city of Warsaw.
March 2023HailWarsaw-Nickle sized hail was reported.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-A large tree was reported down on Lost Valley Road.
June 2021HailWarsaw-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-Several large trees were snapped or uprooted laying across Cold Springs Avenue.
June 2020Heavy RainWarsaw-Mesonet Station WRSM7 recorded 2.12 inches at the Osage River.
June 2020Heavy RainWarsaw-The Mesonet station reported 2.08 inches of rainfall.
October 2019Heavy RainWarsaw-The Mesonet station WRSM7 at the Osage River at Warsaw reported 2.70 inches of rainfall.
October 2019Heavy RainWarsaw-The Mesonet station LOVM7 2 miles north of Warsaw reported 2.38 inches of rainfall.
July 2019Heavy RainWarsaw-A 24 hour rainfall of 3.50 inches was measured.
August 2019Flash FloodWarsaw-Water was reported over the roadway at the intersection of Hillcrest Lane and Polk Street.
August 2019Flash FloodWarsaw-A foot of water was reported over the roadway on Highway 65 near Highway BB.
August 2019Flash FloodWarsaw-A manhole cover was popped open due to flash flooding near Main Street and White Road in Warsaw.
July 2018Flash FloodWarsaw-Numerous city streets were flooded and impassable in Warsaw, Mo.
July 2018Heavy RainWarsaw-The Mesonet station WRSM7 in Warsaw reported a 24 hour rainfall of 6.16 inches. The majority of the rain fell in a 6 hour period during the afternoon of September 18th.
March 2017HailWarsaw-This hail report was from social media with a picture.
April 2016Flash FloodWarsaw-There was high water over State Highway T due to flash flooding.
June 2016HailWarsaw-Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported in Warsaw.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-Several trees were blown down across the city of Warsaw.
June 2015Flash FloodWarsaw-Highway C in Warsaw and several other roads in the central and northern portions of the county were flooded and impassable.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-Multiple large trees were blown down in Warsaw.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-Multiple trees blown down and uprooted around Warsaw.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWarsaw-There were multiple reports of wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph throughout Benton County.
July 2015Flash FloodWarsaw-There were several water rescues in Warsaw.

Every storm recorded in Benton 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
Cold Springs0.8 miles23
Blue Branch1.3 miles23
White Branch1.6 miles23
Whitakerville2.1 miles23
Tackner2.6 miles23
Valley View3.5 miles23
Opportunity Farms4.1 miles23
Gabriels Mills4.7 miles23

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 WarsawAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q967161The 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 728365. 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.