Cement City, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Blue Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64050. The Survey maps it on the Liberty quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Liberty quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,365 words on this townshipThe History of Jackson County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Jackson County in the Late War... History of Missouri, Map of Jackson County .., published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Blue Township covers organized may 23, 1827, at first it included land in what is cass and bates counties, present boundaries and phyiscal features, blue township a favored locality, names of the pioneers, what the pioneers themselves say of early days.
Read the chapter on Blue Township - 6,365 words.
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Cement City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190428-04828-04112020-2045 |
| 7 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176031-04834-03072018-1713 |
| 5 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176030-04834-03052018-1638 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Cement City: 37 past producers, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bend Pit & Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Santa Fe Quarry | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sugar Creek Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| City Wide Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holliday Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Randolph Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wren Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cement City in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Lightning | Cement City | 1 killed | From the KC Star article: A man who was struck by lightning while working on a roof Thursday afternoon in eastern Kansas City has died. Leonel Sanchez, 23, and another man fell from a roof at a residence near 49th Street and Raymond Avenue. They were taken to a hospital, where Sanchez passed away. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article214483719.html . |
| September 2010 | Hail | Cement City | $1,000,000 | Hail up to five and a half inches in diameter, was reported in the Independence Mall area. Skylights were shattered at the mall, with numerous vehicles in the parking lot suffering extensive hail damage. There was also hail damage, to vehicles at nearby auto dealerships. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cement City | - | Downed wires and power outages near Crisp Avenue in Raytown. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cement City | - | Downed tree and wires near Hedges Avenue. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cement City | - | A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cement City | - | A line of strong thunderstorms moved through the Kansas City metro area producing 70-80 mph winds and much tree damage. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Cement City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| River Bend | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Sugar Creek | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Fairmount | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Independence | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Maywood | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Rock Creek Junction | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Mount Washington | 4.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740732. 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.










