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Maries County, Missouri

62 topographic sheets cover 29 settlements here, and 1 property is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

1 National Register listing published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Missouri within the United States
Maries County within Missouri

What the record shows

  • 525 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 1 property here is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a building.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 29 populated places in this county; 29 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

1

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Maries County Jail and Sheriff's Housebuilding200202000101

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

191 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 191 of them, burning about 2,544 acres. 3 started naturally and 10 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning106
Missing data/not specified/undetermined51
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism10
Smoking6
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined454 acresMissouri Department of ConservationKK RANCH ROAD
7 March 1997Debris and open burning120 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 March 1994Debris and open burning110 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 November 1999Debris and open burning80 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 March 1994Debris and open burning75 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 February 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 February 1994Debris and open burning55 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 April 1995Debris and open burning50 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 287 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 287 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 7 injuries and about $9,991,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind103
Hail96
Flash Flood60
Flood14
Tornado10
Heavy Rain4

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023Tornado (EF2)Veto5 hurt, $2,000,000A National Weather Service storms survey determined that an EF-2 tornado with maximum winds of 122 mph touched down west of Vichy and traveled 6.8 miles lifting just northeast of the Vichy/Rolla airport. The path of the tornado was intermittent with mostly EF-1 damage but EF-2 damage did occur west of Vichy to north east of Vichy. Along the path, which was 880 yards at its widest, multiple trees were uprooted or snapped. A home suffered significant damage to exterior walls and some interior walls. Several other homes suffered minor siding damage. Two metal frame buildings lost roofs, and another metal building had two walls blown down at the Vichy/Rolla Airport where the ASOS measured 97 mph winds. Several outbuildings suffered minor to major damage, two aircraft suffered minor damage. Five people suffered minor injuries.
January 2008Tornado (EF0)Veto1 hurt, $5,000,000This tornado is an extension of the Phelps County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado tracked into southeast Maries County. The tornado tracked directly over the Vichy Airport where it damaged four airplanes. Approximately 40 structures were damaged including a destroyed mobile home northeast of Vichy. As the storm moved across the airfield, the Vichy ASOS, located at the Rolla/Vichy airport, measured an 83 knot gust and a rapid change in wind direction.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindVichy1 hurt, $30,000Thunderstorms winds blew over a mobile home along County Road 452 near Vichy. A teenage girl inside suffered minor injuries. VIH ASOS site nearby reported a wind gust to 68 knots at 1609 CST.
April 2017FloodVienna$500,000Several homes and roads sustained flood damage across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Maries County.
August 2013Flash FloodVienna$500,000This storm report will include the total estimated damages and cost for the flooding event. Numerous roads were under water and impassable throughout the county. One resident was evacuated from their home on County Road 213 on the northwest side of town. Several high water rescues were performed. Several homes were flooded and low water crossings damaged.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBelle$500,000A shed was blown off its foundation and into the west side of a neighboring house. Winds ripped apart the breezeway from another house and drove the pole supports into the roof. At least two other houses received damage to shingles. Strong winds also brought down a few power lines and large trees.
December 2015Flash Flood(Vih)Rolla/Vichy Arp$250,000Numerous low water crossings were flooded. Several county roads and homes sustained flood damage. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event.
April 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2011FloodVienna$100,000Several low water crossing and rural roads were flooded and impassable.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Maries County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
April 2011FloodVeto$100,000A housing area off State Highway E near the Gasconade River was cut off due to flooding of County Road 540.
August 2023HailVienna$75,000Gold ball sized hail was reported. Minor damage to a few homes and vehicles occurred.
June 1999Tornado (F1)Brinktown$75,000no account filed
April 2023Thunderstorm Wind(Vih)Rolla/Vichy Arp$60,000Two mobile homes suffered light to moderate damage with one being moved off its foundation. Multiple trees were blown down and a barn suffered moderate roof damage.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindVienna$60,000Multiple power poles and lines were reported down due to high winds.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindVienna$50,000Several trees and power lines were reported down.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindVienna$50,000Multiple tree limbs were down on power lines and several power poles were snapped.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindVienna$50,000Strong winds caused a barn to collapse along County Road AA at the north side of Vienna. The barn trapped six head of cattle but all were rescued without injury. Wind also pushed over and uprooted several large trees, as well as power lines.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindVichy$35,000Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged the roofs of two condominium units along Copper Ridge Drive. Two docks were also damaged.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindVichy$30,000Multiple large limbs up to 3 inches in diameter were reported down along with multiple power lines.
May 2009Flash FloodBrinktown$25,000Two to four inches of rain fell over Maries County that resulted in widespread flooding of county roads. Several roads, low water crossings, and culverts were washed out.
November 1960Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
November 1960Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSafe$20,000A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds up to 80 mph caused damage to several outbuildings.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindVienna$20,000Severe downbursts blew over a large tree into a house.
July 2002Flash FloodNorth Central Portion$20,000no account filed
May 2010FloodShantytown$15,000A water rescue was performed along County Road 624. Excessive rainfall caused the Maries River to flood over a low water crossing which a motorist attempted to drive across.
May 1996Flash FloodVienna$15,000no account filed
December 2024Flash FloodSafe$10,000A successful water rescue occurred at a low water crossing on county road 432 in Maries County at the Bourbeuse River. A vehicle attempting to cross the river was swept off the bridge.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindVienna$10,000Four large trees and a power line were reported down on Highway 42 near the Gasconade River Bridge.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindBrinktown$10,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines along County Road 607 south of Highway 42.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindVienna$10,000Strong winds damaged the roofs of several houses. Most damage occurred to shingles.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBelle$10,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Shantytown$5,000This is a continuation of the EF-0 tornado that touched down in Pulaski County and tracked northeast into far northwest Phelps County and finally into Maries County. Once it crossed the Phelps/Maries County line, it continues its intermittent path for 1.07 miles, uprooting a few trees before lifting 5 miles northeast of Dixon.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindBelle$5,000There were multiple trees and power lines blown down.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindVienna$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down north of Vienna.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindBrinktown$5,000Numerous trees were blown down and a barn had roof damage about a mile west of Highway 42 along Maries Road 215.
March 2012Flash Flood(Vih)Rolla/Vichy Arp$5,000A low water crossing was washed out on County Road 454 making the road impassable. Several other low water crossings were reported to be flooded across Maries County.
April 1998HailBelle$5,000Hail accumulated to a depth of two to three inches along Highway M from just east of Summerfield to Belle.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindVienna$5,000Power lines and large tree limbs were snapped or blown down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBelle$5,000no account filed
June 1996Flash FloodBelle$5,000no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindBrinktown$4,000Severe thunderstorm winds damaged a barn on Highway 28 between the towns of Dixon and Vienna.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindVichy$2,000A roof was blown off a 20 foot by 40 foot tractor shed near the intersection of County Road 449 and Highway 68.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBelle$2,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over large trees over causing power lines to fall.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindVichy$2,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a couple of power lines near the junction of Highways 63 and 68.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBelle$1,500A large tree fell down on a house near Belle.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBelle$1,000Report of a tree down off Highway 28 south of Belle.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLanes Prairie$1,000A tree was reported down and blocking County Road 219 near the Z Highway intersection.
March 2008Flash FloodVan Cleve$1,000Four to five inches of rain fell over Maries County. Major damage to county roads occurred, while all locations that typically experience flooding during periods of heavy rain were flooded. A few sections of Highway 63 became impassable to motorists.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindVichy$1,000Thunderstorms estimated at 50 mph blew down a shed near the community of Paydown and blew down power lines along Highway 42 between Belle and Vichy.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDixon$500Large trees were blown down.
July 1957Tornado (F1)not stated$250no account filed
April 2025Flash FloodVienna-Route AA at the Maries River and the Little Maries River crossings was flooded and impassable.
May 2025HailVichy-Report of quarter size hail.
May 2024Thunderstorm Wind(Vih)Rolla/Vichy Arp-The Vichy ASOS recorded a 67 mph wind gust.
May 2024Flash FloodVeto-Several county roads were flooded in Maries County due to heavy rain.
February 2023Thunderstorm Wind(Vih)Rolla/Vichy Arp-The Vichy/Rolla ASOS recorded a 53 knot wind gust.
April 2023Thunderstorm Wind(Vih)Rolla/Vichy Arp-Several trees were reported uprooted or snapped.
April 2023HailVichy-Golf ball sized hail was reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBelle-A few large trees were reported blown down at Belle.

Mines and quarries

167 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 167 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 166 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Fire Clay (Refractory)139
Stone, Crushed/Broken11
Iron7
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Lead2
Sulfur-Pyrite2
Zinc, Lead1
Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory)1
Lead, Zinc1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Great Future MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
O. H. Jones PitIron, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - Lead & ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Chrisman DigginsLeadPast Producer
Copper MineSulfur-PyritePast Producer
Pioneer #1 MineSulfur-PyritePast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Unknown - Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Chrisman BankIronPast Producer
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Vichy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Virgil SmithStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Berkner PitsFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Bray PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Clark PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Clark PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Crider MineFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Dewitt Terrill PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Donnan PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Garner #2Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Jannick #1Fire Clay (Refractory)Unknown
Klebba PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Klein PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Newbound MineFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Pointer PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
R. Brown PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Ronike PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Shockley #2Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Shuman PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Stockton MineFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Swarty PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Terrill #1Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Terrill Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Terrill PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Tipton PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
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Wallace #2Fire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Wallace PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Waltenspile MineFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

29

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Maries County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.