Greenville, MO · Wayne County

Home inspection in Greenville, Missouri.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Greenville, Wayne County, Missouri. Greenville homes are inspected by a local partner in our Missouri network, and every report is photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

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Why Greenville homes need a local read

Greenville, the Wayne County seat, was moved two and a half miles north after Wappapello Dam was built.

Water, flooding and moisture in Greenville

Water nearby: St. Francis River and Lake Wappapello.

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Wayne County in Zone 2 (predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

In pictures

South Missouri homes.

Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.

Well pump house beside a rural home on a wooded hillside, summer

Well pump house beside a rural home on a wooded hillside, winter

Gravel driveway winding up to a hilltop home, summer

Gravel driveway winding up to a hilltop home, winter

Metal-roof farmhouse with a big front porch on acreage, summer

Metal-roof farmhouse with a big front porch on acreage, winter

Wood-sided river cabin on piers with a screened porch — Home inspection in Greenville, MO

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Questions

Common questions.

Why was Greenville moved?

After Wappapello Dam was built, Greenville was moved two and a half miles north, and the move was completed in July 1943 when the courthouse was relocated.

How old is Greenville?

Greenville was laid out in 1819 as the Wayne County seat, at Bettis' Ford on the St. Francis River.

Why is mold common in southern Missouri homes?

Southern Missouri has humid summers and about 45 to 50 inches of precipitation a year, based on NOAA normals for Springfield and West Plains. EPA advises keeping indoor humidity below 60 percent, ideally 30 to 50 percent. Basements, crawlspaces and bathrooms are where moisture tends to collect.

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