Wheaton, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wheaton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64874. The Survey maps it on the Wheaton quadrangle. 672 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,381 feet above sea level.
On record in Wheaton
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 figuresWheaton fell from 696 to 672 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 | 696 | |
| 2020 | 672 | -24 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Ritchey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Wheaton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 502 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 burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wheaton: 6 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feney Land | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Morton Land | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Northcutt Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheaton in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 14 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 heavy rain. 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 2026 | Hail | Wheaton | $94,500,000 | A hail swath from a mile to 3 miles wide began near Wheaton and continued to the northeast across Barry County. Hail from quarters to 3 inches in size fell along a path from Wheaton to Purdy to Pleasant Ridge as an intensifying left moving supercell moved to the northeast across the County. Along the storms path, numerous homes, vehicles, businesses, equipment, crops, livestock and other structures were damaged by hail before the storm passed into southeastern Lawrence County. |
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Wheaton | $600,000 | This is the continuation of the tornado that touched down and tracked from five miles southwest of Rocky Comfort in McDonald County to five miles northeast of Wheaton, Missouri in Barry County. A National Weather Service survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado that tracked a total of 12 miles from five miles southwest of Rocky Comfort to five miles northeast of Wheaton, Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 22 minutes along its total track with maximum wind speeds estimated at 110 mph. After tracking across northeastern McDonald County the tornado then caused substantial damage to a commercial farming operation as it moved into Barry County near the intersection of Highways 76 and 86. While multiple large barns were heavily damaged, the most striking damage at this location was the destruction of a two story home, though it appeared that the lower walls had collapsed as the second story remained largely intact. Wind speeds associated with the home were reduced due to the lack of damage to nearby trees and power lines. The tornado continued to cause mainly roof damage to a number of homes as it crossed through the southern section of Wheaton. Clusters of more intense and a cyclonic tree fall pattern involving hundreds of trees were noted east of Wheaton interspersed with sections of limited damage as the tornado tracked northeast along portions of Highway W, through rural areas along Shoal Creek. Tree damage continued across Farm Roads 1035, 1040, Highway HH, and 1045 before the last visible damage to trees was noted north of Farm Road 2095. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Wheaton | $50,000 | An NWS Survey concluded that an EF1 tornado with up to 85 mph winds began at the Body of Christ church on the southwest side of Wheaton. The tornado was confirmed by several eyewitnesses along with rotational debris pattern to structures and trees. The tornado pulled multiple sections of roofing off poultry barns northeast of Wheaton before damaging trees a half mile northeast then dissipated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $25,000 | Power poles were downed across the roadway. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $17,000 | Report of powerlines down in Wheaton. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $15,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a turkey barn and downed several trees. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $10,000 | Several trees and limbs were reported down in Wheaton. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down, some were blown onto some outbuildings causing minor damage. |
| May 2019 | Lightning | Wheaton | $5,000 | Lightning caused minor fire damage to a home on Highway W near Wheaton. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | $1,000 | Report of a tree down across the road. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Wheaton | $500 | The county sheriff reported hail covering the ground. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Wheaton | - | Route W at Shoal Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Wheaton | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Wheaton. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Wheaton | - | Street flooding was reported near Wheaton City Park. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Wheaton | - | The fire department measured 2.00 inches of rain over a 6 hour period. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | - | A local CWOP site recorded a 69 mph wind gust. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Wheaton | - | The Mesonet station E5044, reported a 24 rain total of 2.73 inches. |
| July 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Wheaton | - | There was video on social media and several reports of a well defined funnel cloud. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wheaton | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Wheaton High School. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Wheaton | - | A storm spotter saw a funnel cloud north of Wheaton looking towards Purdy. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Wheaton | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Wheaton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| El Paso (historical) | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Corsicana | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Burtonville | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ridgley | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pioneer | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Butterfield | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Purdy | 8.1 miles | 11 |
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 Wheaton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q960346 | 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 728684. 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.





