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One of 3 National Register listings published here for Stoddard County · listed in 2018 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Stoddard County · listed in 2018 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Henry Miller House between 1995 and 2020, burning about 173 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 8.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230920-10395-09272020-1600 |
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177386-10395-08072018-1237 |
| 23 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210550-10395-06232020-1805 |
| 13 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210528-10395-06132020-1700 |
| 5 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 122 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 October 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 140842-10395-10232016-1728 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Henry Miller House: 42 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary Land | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Dunn Shaft | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Sand & Gravel-Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lemons Pit + Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomfield, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $100,000 | In Advance, the roof was blown off a block building, chain link fences were down, and numerous trees were down. On the school grounds in Advance, a dugout at a baseball field collapsed with students inside it. An auto dealership on the south edge of Advance lost its roof and back wall. No injuries were reported. In Bloomfield, large trees were down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $50,000 | Just west of Bloomfield, large trees were blown across homes and roadways. In Advance, an 80-year-old pecan tree blew down, landing on a new motor home. The motor home was extensively damaged. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bloomfield | $30,000 | Hailstones measuring 3 inches in diameter were photographed by an observer east of Bloomfield. Vehicles received considerable damage. Golf-ball size hail was reported north of Bloomfield. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $25,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted. Roofing was peeled off a number of buildings, including part of the county courthouse. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $20,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down. One tree fell on a house. A shed was flipped upside down and tossed across a yard. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $4,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $4,000 | A few trees were uprooted. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Bloomfield | $2,000 | Golf-ball size hail fell in Bloomfield. Baseball-size hail fell on Highway 25 about two miles north of town. Photos of baseball-size hail, taken just northwest of Bloomfield, were published in the local newspaper. Little damage was reported at the residence where the hail occurred. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $1,000 | Some small branches were broken in Bloomfield. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $1,000 | A tree fell across the road. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | $500 | Scattered large trees were knocked down across the county. Power lines were also blown down east of Bloomfield. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Bloomfield | - | Minor flooding was reported in low-lying areas. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | Quarter-size hail occurred on the northwest side of town. |
| April 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Bloomfield | - | Two funnel clouds were reported by trained spotters, possibly the remnants of the tornado that moved across western Stoddard County earlier. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Trees were blown down along County Highway 514. |
| November 2003 | Lightning | Bloomfield | - | A commercial building was destroyed by a fire that was believed to have been started by lightning. Two discount stores were located in the building on Highway 25. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Bloomfield | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Highway 25 and M Highway. No damage was reported. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | Scattered large trees were knocked down across the county. Power lines were also blown down east of Bloomfield. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Bloomfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Stoddard County Courthouse | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
![]() | Dexter Gymnasium | 7.1 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002430 in Record Group 79. |
| Stoddard County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |