Civil Bend, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64670. The Survey maps it on the Altamont quadrangle.

Civil Bend within Daviess County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1924 USGS Winston quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
1984 USGS Altamont quadrangle1:24000
1986 USGS Saint Joseph quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

In the county-history sources

8,253 words on this township

The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Marion Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The principal town in this township is the village of Civil Bend, which is located on section twenty-four township sixty, range twenty-nine. It was laid off in 1868 by Gilbert Canfield, who surveyed twenty-four lots and had them platted as the town of Civil Bend. In 1880 it contained seventyeight inhabitants, which number it is believed has been increased until the population is now about one hundred.

Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.

As a evunty trading place the town transacts considerable business. The leading merchant of the place is Isaac J. Henderson, who carries a large and well-selected stock of general merchandise. The other prominent business men are Perham & Roberts, dealers in general merchandise; Dr. J. W. Hightree, O. F.S. Shumway, druggists; Martin Smith, harness-maker; Ryan & Harmon and Fred. Snider, blacksmiths; Drs. J. W. Wightree, 8. L. Hardinger, and E. H. Waggoner, physicians and surgeons; 8. 8. Ryan and Thomas Roberts, hotel proprictors; Moses Mallory, shoe-maker; I. Davis, barber; B. Stapp, restaurant proprietor and dealer in flour and feed; IL. J. Henderson, postmaster. The first business house in Civil Bend was built by John T. Price. The voting place of Marion township is at Civil Bend.

Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.

The Methodist Episcopal Chureh of Civil Bend was organized early in 1865. The minister in charge at the time was Rev. David M. Heath. The number of original members was about fifteen, In 1868 a frame chureh 30x40 in size, was bnilt, at a cost of about $1,500; it was dedicated in the fall of the same year by Rev. Mr. Heath, of St. Louis. A parsonage costing about $250 has also been erected. Since the building of the house of worship the church has continued to prosper, and the present membership is fifty-six. The present pastor in charge is Rev. J. @. Thompson. In connection with the church there is a flourishing Salbbath-sechool with an average attendance of sixty.

Passage source: The History Of Daviess County, Missouri (Birdsall & Dean, 1882), published 1882.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Marion Township - it names this place 6 more 6 times.

Fires near this place

3 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Civil Bend between 1997 and 2002, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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	2
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
21 March 1997	Debris and open burning	100 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
24 February 2002	Smoking	10 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
22 February 2002	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Daviess County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Civil Bend: 11 past producers, 3 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Snyder Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Benton Twnshp Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Civil Bend Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Civil Bend Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Pattensburg Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Daviess County

Storms near this place

7 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Civil Bend in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Civil Bend	$250	A second story window was blown out of a house. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Civil Bend	-	There were several reports of tree limbs down, some of which were around 8 inches.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Civil Bend	-	Power lines down and damage to a house.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Civil Bend	-	A large tree was reported down across Interstate 35, near mile marker 68. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2007	Flood	Civil Bend	-	The Grand River near Pattonsburg crested at 34.27 feet, or 9.27 feet above flood stage.
March 2014	Hail	Civil Bend	-	no account filed
March 2012	Hail	Civil Bend	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Daviess County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Old Pattonsburg	3.9 miles	16
Cypress	4.4 miles	16
Pattonsburg	5.4 miles	16
Jameson	6.4 miles	13
Altamont	7.5 miles	15
Alta Vista	8.2 miles	15
Salem Coffey P O and Station	8.9 miles	16
Winston	9.0 miles	15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740743. 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.