Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Building is a historic commercial building located at High Hill, Montgomery County, Missouri. It was built in 1904, and is two-story, frame building.”
Wikipedia article Farmers Mercantile Co. Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Farmers Mercantile Co. Building between 1997 and 2018, burning about 152 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 112 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135858-07034-04142016-1653 |
| 7 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 March 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 February 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176054-07003-02232018-1845 |
| 19 February 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 133 workings within 5 miles of Farmers Mercantile Co. Building: 132 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Minerals Processing Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J.S.Heady Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ammann Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names High Hill, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Hail | High Hill | - | Hail up to golfball sized was reported along Interstate 70 in High Hill, MO. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | High Hill | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines, causing a transformer to blow about a mile southeast of High Hill. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | High Hill | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a power pole in town. |
| April 2015 | Hail | High Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | High Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | High Hill | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | High Hill School | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Sylvester Marion and Frances Anne Stephens Baker House | 8.0 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000604 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montgomery County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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