Bassville, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jackson No. 1 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65757. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bassville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1884 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000
- 1886 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Bassville quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Bassville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Strafford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Bassville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Bassville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 471 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 June 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124110-03906-05052015-0958 |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 124111-03906-05052015-1336 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bassville: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bullwinkle Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bassville in 13 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bassville | $250,000 | A large tree was on a home causing moderate roof and structural damage. Trees were also down a multiple (7) outbuildings causing minor to significant damage. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bassville | $25,000 | Several large trees were reported down with one falling on a green house. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bassville | $25,000 | Mping report of hail 3 inches in diameter. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bassville | $20,000 | Several trees were reported down with one on a home causing minor roof damage. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bassville | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell southwest of Bassville. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bassville | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell southwest of Bassville. |
| February 2019 | Hail | Bassville | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in a rural area between Fair Grove and Elkland. The report was relayed by media from the public. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bassville | - | A large tree at least 15 inches in diameter was down across Highway 125 blocking traffic. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bassville | - | Large tree limbs were blown down on Highway 125. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bassville | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few tree limbs near the community of Bassville. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Bassville | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Hail | Bassville | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bassville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Barren | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Strafford | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| Fruitland | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Nogo | 6.6 miles | 23 | |
| Avalon Park | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Valley Water Mills | 8.2 miles | 23 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 8.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713720. 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.










