Asbury, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64832. The Survey maps it on the Asbury quadrangle. 193 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 899 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAsbury fell from 207 to 193 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 207 | |
| 2020 | 193 | -14 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Asbury quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Asbury between 2001 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177915-04902-07072018-2120 |
| 8 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177914-04902-06082018-2240 |
| 14 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230720-04902-06142020-1910 |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230719-04902-05052020-1800 |
| 12 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 77 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177912-04902-04282018-1434 |
| 14 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Asbury: 44 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Lease | Zinc | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Freehold #4 Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gascho Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Goodyear Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| High Five Mine North Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| High Five Mine South Shafts | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Indiana Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Knell - Putnam Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Shot Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Pyramid Mine North Shaft | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Asbury in 22 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 7 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Asbury | $1,000,000 | The Joplin Airport ASOS measured 5.71 inches of rain within a 24 hour period. This excessive rain caused flash flooding in nearly all areas that typically flood during excessive rain. More specifically, Jonas Creek in Webb City experienced major flooding that damaged a bridge and lifted a large section of asphalt off of a road. The creek also flooded 30 homes. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Asbury | $200,000 | Two to five inches of rain fell over Jasper County. All areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rain were flooded. Locations along the Spring River and Center Creek also experienced significant flooding. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | $7,500 | A Coop Observer reported significant damage to a grain bin and estimated the wind gust at 80 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | $5,000 | Tree limbs of at least 1 inches in diameter and some shingle damage was caused by high winds. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Asbury | - | Water was reported over the road at the intersection of Highway 171 and Baseline Boulevard. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Asbury | - | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near Asbury and Waco. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | - | A large 30-40 foot tall tree was uprooted. The report was received via social media. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | - | Several power lines were reported down. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over several trees and tree limbs. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Asbury | - | Two to four inches of rain caused numerous low water crossings and low lying roads to flood county wide. A few specific locations that flooded included a section of Highway D near its intersection with the Spring River, a section of Highway O, and a section of Highway 37 near its intersection with the Spring River. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Asbury | - | Isolated flash flooding occurred over County Road 300 near Waco. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Asbury | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding over a section of Highway N and also over a section of County Road 270. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Asbury | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Asbury | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Medoc | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Galesburg | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Gulfton | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Carl Junction | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Smithfield | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Stringtown | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Tuckers Corner | 7.5 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Asbury | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q966950 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713413. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.












