Moberly Junior High School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

From the record

“Moberly Junior High School is a historic school building located at 101 N Johnson Street, in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, that was used until 1997. The main block was built in 1929, and is a two-story, H-shaped, brick building with simple Art Deco styling.”
Wikipedia article Moberly Junior High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Randolph County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 101 N Johnson St., Moberly, 65270
When was it listed? January 2008
Category. building
Township. North Sugar Creek township
Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
National Register reference number. 07001340 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

32 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Moberly Junior High School between 1999 and 2020, burning about 92 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	17
Debris and open burning	10
Smoking	3
Equipment and vehicle use	2

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
24 September 2004	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
24 August 2014	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
23 August 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
7 July 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
3 July 2001	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
21 July 2018	Smoking	1.9 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	178099-08853-07212018-2030
14 July 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
11 July 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	178108-08853-07112018-1510

Every fire recorded in Randolph County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Moberly Junior High School: 19 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Unknown - Shale	Clay	Past Producer
Quality Stone Material Qry/Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown - Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Randolph County

Storms near this property

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moberly, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 42 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 8 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
July 1995	Tornado (F3)	Moberly	$400,000	A tornado touched down south of Moberly then moved through the eastern half of town. The tornado lifted approximately seven miles northeast of Moberly.
September 2004	Flash Flood	Moberly	$20,000	A thunderstorm produced torrential rains in a short period of time around the city of Moberly. Numerous homes and businesses sustained water damage. There were also several water rescues for stranded motorists.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	$15,000	A tractor trailer was blown over just south of town. A roof was blown off a house on Route JJ just west of town. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	$10,000	Several large trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds with one large tree falling on a residential roof and nearby parked van. Also a backup communication tower for an ambulance company toppled over.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	$2,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. Electricity is out and branches and power lines have been blown down.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	$2,000	Several large trees were downed and two highway road signs were blown over by the strong winds.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	$1,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. The wind snapped off a two and a half foot diameter tree. The tree fell against a power pole and brought it and a power line down.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Downed tree and wires near Logan Street in Moberly.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Downed tree and wires near Halleck Street.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Downed wires near Reed Street.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Downed wires southwest of Moberly.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph in Moberly with tree limbs downed.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Several 5 inch diameter tree limbs broke off a healthy tree.
March 2018	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	Several vehicles were stalled under the rail bridge on Route 63 in Moberly.
August 2018	Hail	Moberly	-	Golf ball sized hail produced some damage to the siding.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Large tree limbs and power lines were down near Moberly.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Winds of 60-70 mph were reported by the public near Moberly.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Fire Station 2 in Moberly lost part of its roof and a tree was down blocking County Road 2360.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	A storage building lost part of its roof and a shed was blwon into the street. Winds were estimated around 60 to 70 mph.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Power was out in Moberly due to several trees of unknown size or condition being down across the town.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Near Moberly a shed was blown away and a large 35 to 40 foot ball tree was blown down from winds that local AWOS reported as 68 mph.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Several trees were damaged near Moberly between the town and route YY from AWOS measured 68 mph winds.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Winds were estimated to be 60 mph.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Sixty mph winds were estimated in the town of Moberly, MO. The winds knocked down a tree blocking Morley Street.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	A member of the public reported a 60 mph wind gust.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	A large tree was snapped and laying across McKinsey Street in Moberly.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph. Three inch tree limbs were reported down.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	The Moberly AWOS measured a 58 mph wind gust.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	A tree was blown down and blocked a road.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Thunderstorm winds were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	A tree one foot in diameter was snapped off. Winds were estimated to 65 mph.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	A couple of tree limbs up to 24 inches in diameter were snapped off. Numerous tree limbs 2 to 3 inches were reported down. Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 70 mph.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Morley and Woodland Streets. Rainfall was reported at 2.75 inches, for a two hour period.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	High water closed the intersection of South Morley and Logan.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	Many roads and underpasses are reported to be flooded in Moberly.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	Water was reported over the road, along South Morley Street and Rollins Street. Cars were reported stalled in this area.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Trees were reported down.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Up to 15 trees were reported uprooted or damaged around Moberly.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Severe thunderstorm produced wind damage in the Moberly area. Two hangars were destroyed at the airport and two were damaged. A King Air turboprop was damaged. Numerous signs, trees, and power lines were downed in the city.
May 2003	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	Highway 24 at JJ reported flooded.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Large tree limbs down.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	One foot in diameter tree reported down.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Large tree limbs were downed in Moberly.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Trees up to 4 feet in diameter were blown over.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Storm spotters estimated wind gusts at 65 mph.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Severe thunderstorm winds blew 2 large billboards down 5 miles northeast of Moberly.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Moberly	-	Severe thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 MPH at Moberly resulting in numerous reports of downed large trees.
June 1997	Flash Flood	Moberly	-	The Moberly Police Department reported numerous stalled cars from street flooding.
September 1995	Hail	Moberly	-	30,1530CST,,,0,0,2K,0,Thunderstorm Winds A severe thunderstorm moved through Randolph County producing damaging winds which knocked down trees and power lines. In Moberly, dime-size hail was reported.
June 2022	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
June 2021	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
June 2020	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
February 2017	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
May 2017	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed
April 2013	Hail	Moberly	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Randolph County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Moberly Municipal Auditorium	0.3 miles	2022
Commerce Bank	0.3 miles	2022
Moberly Commercial Historic District	0.3 miles	2012
Burkholder-O'Keefe House	0.3 miles	1989

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 07001340 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Randolph County	All 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.