Cassidy, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Cassidy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65714. The Survey maps it on the Ozark 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
- 1937 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Cassidy between 1992 and 2014, burning about 91 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cassidy: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Valley Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Midland Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rieves Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sprice Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cassidy in 17 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | $15,000 | A tractor trailer was blown off the road along Highway 65 between the Highway CC exit and the Greene County line. The driver was uninjured. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Cassidy | $10,000 | Pictures of ping pong ball sized hail were received. Some minor roof damage was reported to two homes. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | $5,000 | The roof of a storage unit was peeled off at Highway 65 and Highway CC just north of Ozark. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | - | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Cassidy | - | A Mesonet station measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.23 inches. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Cassidy | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Cassidy | - | Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Cassidy | - | Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Cassidy | - | A Ham Operator reported that south of North Street there was 10 inches of water over road by High Point School. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | - | Several trees blown down in neighborhood. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | - | Small to medium tree limbs were blown down on Shore Line Road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down along Westwind Road in northern Christian County. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 60 to 70 mph. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Cassidy | - | High water was over the roadway Highway CC at Highway 160. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cassidy | - | Thunderstorm wind gust downed a large tree near the Millwood Golf Course. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Cassidy | - | The intersection of Highways MM and CC experienced flash flooding due to excessive rainfall. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Cassidy | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740728. 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.










