BlockWestphalia, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65085. It stands on Little Maries Creek. The Survey maps it on the Westphalia East quadrangle. 378 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 610 feet above sea level.
On record in Westphalia
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
St. Joseph Churchlisted 1972
Population over time
2 figuresWestphalia fell from 389 to 378 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 | 389 | |
| 2020 | 378 | -11 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1934 USGS Linn quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Linn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Linn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Westphalia East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Westphalia between 1992 and 2015, burning about 106 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 burning | 16 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 February 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 February 1993 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 February 1993 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Westphalia: 5 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westphalia in 17 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | $18,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused scattered damage throughout Osage county. In Westphalia, the roof of a gym on a school sustained major damage when a large portion of the roof was blown off. Further to the east on County Road 811, a large tree was blown down onto a mobile home cutting it into two. No injuries were reported at this location. On County Road 806, a horse barn was blown down. The horses were unhurt, but an RV stored in the barn was damaged. A shed across the street was destroyed as well. In Linn, the high winds damaged several pieces of equipment for track and field events at the high school and a rooftop A/C unit was blown on its side at the elementary school. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | Report of trees uprooted in Westphalia. No information on tree size or health. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | Widespread wind damage across Osage County. A roof was blown off of a storage building at the intersection of Highway 133 and County Road 503. Also, there were numerous trees blown down along Highway 133. A roof was blown off of a business on U.S. Highway 63 about two miles north of Westphalia. A large tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 63 blocking both lanes. Just east of Loose Creek a home sustained minor damage and another home sustained minor damage from a trampoline being blown into it. Otherwise, numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over two large pine trees onto U.S. Highway 63 south of Westphalia. Further to the east northeast, several trees were blown down along U.S. Highway 50 about 5 to 8 miles east of Linn. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto a house causing moderate damage. Also, several other trees and power lines were blown down in the area. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Westphalia | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Highway RA southeast of Linn. |
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Westphalia | - | A tornado touched down less than a mile west of Westphalia in northwest Osage County. A couple of large tree limbs were blown down in this location. The tornado travelled to the north northeast across U.S. Highway 63 to about 1.5 miles north of Westphalia, where it caused minor damage to two homes and downed large tree branches. The tornado continued to move to the north northeast crossing the Maries River. Tree damage was observed along the southern shore of the river. The tornado then moved across a large flood plain and struck a large cluster of oak and cedar trees at a farmstead on a ridge. Some of the oak trees were three feet in diameter and were either uprooted or snapped at the base. There were a couple of small utility buildings that were destroyed northeast of this area. There was also a row of cedar trees blown down to the northeast showing a convergent pattern. The damage width over this area was 60 yards and the damage was rated EF1. The tornado continued to skip and partially grazed a second farmstead and damaged two small buildings and trees. The tornado continued to skip across U.S. Highway 50 approximately half a mile west of Loose Creek before it ended on County Road 412, about a mile northwest of Loose Creek. The total damage track was 6.6 miles long. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Westphalia | - | Three to four inches of rain fell over Osage county over a short period of time on already saturated soils. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding including County Roads 508 and 542 near Meta, Highway W northwest of Linn, and Highway P west of Koeltztown. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | The Sheriff Department reported trees down. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Westphalia | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westphalia | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisletown (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Loose Creek | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Folk | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rich Fountain | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Koeltztown | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Linn | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Castle Rock (historical) | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| French Village (historical) | 9.4 miles | 19 |
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 Westphalia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q962207 | 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 729411. 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.