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Wellsville, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Upper Loutre Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63384. The Survey maps it on the Wellsville quadrangle. 998 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 817 feet above sea level.

Wellsville within Montgomery County

Population over time

2 figures

Wellsville fell from 1,217 to 998 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
20101,217
2020998-219 (-18%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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.

In the county-history sources

222 words on this township

History of St.charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties, Missouri, published 1885 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Upper Loutre Township covers position and description, early history, wellsville, in war times, after the war, incorporation.

Read the chapter on Upper Loutre Township - 222 words.

Fires near this place

6 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Wellsville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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 March 2020Debris and open burning16 acresMissouri Department of Conservation200536-01420-03062020-1425
31 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 March 1994Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 February 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 January 2018Debris and open burning4.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177301-01420-01282018-1206
19 January 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery 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 Wellsville: 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Aubuchon PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Brown PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Case PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Christy PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Laclede Christy PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Tate-Purvis PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

45 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellsville in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
June 1995Thunderstorm WindWellsville1 hurt, $3,500A mobile home was heavily damaged west of Wellsville injuring a child inside. Numerous large trees were also knocked down near Montgomery City. Reported by a local newspaper.
December 2021Tornado (EF0)Wellsville$25,000A weak tornado touched down just northwest of Wellsville east of Highway 19 where it broke several power poles. It then moved northeast toward the intersection of Morgan School Road and Route A and traveled northeast to Orchard Road. Minor tree damage and flattened corn was observed. The width of the tornado was around 50 yards, and the damage was rated EF-0. Interestingly, the WSR-88D identified debris (lowering correlation coefficient), likely from the lofted corn stalks. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 4.27miles and max path width of 50 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindWellsville$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed seven power poles in Wellsville, causing power outages in a large part of the city.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindWellsville$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed seven power poles in Wellsville, causing power outages in a large part of the city.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindWellsville$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree limb onto power lines. Also, a street sign was blown over.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Thunderstorm winds snapped a 2 foot diameter tree at its base.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWellsville-An amateur radio user reported 5 inch tree limbs down in Wellsville and no power in town.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindWellsville-One medium sized tree was uprooted in Wellsville.
August 2023Tornado (EF0)Wellsville-The tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Middletown, on the west side of Swope School Road, just north of intersection with Highway A. In this location, several trees and tree branches were blown down. The tornado moved to the southeast, crossing Highway A and then as it crossed Trinity Church Road, several large tree limbs were snapped off and blocked the road. The tornado continued to the southeast for almost two more miles with additional minor tree damage before lifting and dissipating near the intersection of Nagel Road and Poppy Road, about 4 miles south southwest of Middletown. Overall the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 2.54 miles and a max path width of 40 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in Wellsville and Buell. One tree was blown down onto Highway 19 in Wellsville.
July 2022Flash FloodWellsville-Up to 7 inches of rain fell in a 6 to 10 hour period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the northern half of the county, including Highway 19 just south of Wellsville, Route 161 between Buell and Route V, Route CC near White Oak Road, and Route E between Kneubuhler Road and Pine Knot Road. No injuries were reported.
April 2017Flash FloodWellsville-Between 4 and 6 inches of rain fell causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Routes K and J, as well as Highway 161 near Buell.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Thunderstorm winds several large trees as well as numerous large tree limbs. One tree snapped and fell onto a home in Wellsville causing moderate damage and a two car carport was blown over.
June 2015Flash FloodWellsville-Up to 7 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Route CC east of Wellsville and Route E southeast of Middletown.
September 2014Flash FloodWellsville-Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including part of Highway 19 in New Florence.
October 2009Flash FloodWellsville-Four to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highways 161 and 19 in and around the Montgomery City area.
June 2009Flash FloodWellsville-In excess of three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time, mainly along the Interstate 70 corridor. Interstate 70 and adjacent outer roads at the Montgomery/Warren county line were under several feet of water at various locations. Parts of Interstate 70 had to be shut down due to the flooding. Also, parts of Highway 19 had to be shut down due to flash flooding as well.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs in Wellsville and a couple of trees in Middletown.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Several power lines were blown down in Wellsville.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindWellsville-A few large trees and several large tree limbs were blown down. Also, several power lines were blown down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindWellsville-A large maple tree fell on a mobile home causing extensive damage. No one was injured as the tree fell on the bedroom area while the residents were in the living room area.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindWellsville-The County Sheriff reported trees uprooted in Wellsville.
December 2002HailWellsville-The Sheriff's Department golfball size hail in the Wellsville area.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Thunderstorm wind gusts caused damage, mainly across the west part of Wellsville. 2 buildings suffered roof damage, a couple of utility poles were down, one tree fell on a house and another fell on a mobile home causing damage.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWellsville-The County Sheriff reported several trees down in Wellsville.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWellsville-Local law enforcement reported several power lines down in the north part of town.
May 2000HailWellsville-The sheriff department reported nickel size hail.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindWellsville-The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down in the Wellsville area.
April 2023HailWellsville-no account filed
May 2016HailWellsville-no account filed
June 2011HailWellsville-no account filed
June 2011HailWellsville-no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWellsville-no account filed
April 2011HailWellsville-no account filed
May 2011HailWellsville-no account filed
May 2011HailWellsville-no account filed
May 2011HailWellsville-no account filed
March 2008HailWellsville-no account filed
March 2006HailWellsville-no account filed
April 2006HailWellsville-no account filed
April 2006HailWellsville-no account filed
July 2006HailWellsville-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWellsville-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindWellsville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Montgomery City7.4 miles21
Buell7.4 miles17
Middletown9.1 miles16
Danville11.3 miles21
Gamma12.1 miles16
Bellflower12.3 miles16
Mineola12.7 miles21
New Florence12.9 miles20

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 WellsvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q960182The 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 728504. 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.