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Grassy, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Filmore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63751. The Survey maps it on the Glenallen quadrangle.

Grassy within Bollinger County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 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.

Fires near this place

8 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Grassy between 1995 and 2018, burning about 62 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 burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 August 1999Debris and open burning8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 July 1999Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 May 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 May 1997Smoking2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 April 2018Debris and open burning7.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177012-00922-04272018-0100
25 March 2018Debris and open burning9.9 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176575-00915-03252018-0258
21 March 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 October 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bollinger County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Grassy: 39 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sharp PitClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownClay, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Field BankIronOccurrence
Glenn Emma MineIronPast Producer1873, 1875
Glenn Emma MineIronPast Producer
Lornug BankClay, IronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bollinger County

Storms near this place

20 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grassy in 20 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 5 deaths and 4 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023Tornado (EF2)Grassy5 killed, 4 hurt, $2,000,000The tornado moved northeast across central Bollinger County, passing just north and west of Marble Hill. The most severe damage occurred in Glenallen (near Marble Hill), where several fatalities and injuries occurred. All five occupants of a demolished mobile home were killed there, including two teenagers, a middle-aged adult, and two older adults. Several manufactured homes were totally destroyed. Approximately a couple of dozen homes suffered major structural damage, including roof damage, broken windows, and collapse of walls. Severe tree damage occurred in the vicinity of Glenallen, where hundreds of trees were snapped at the base. A dozen or so farm outbuildings sustained major damage along the path of the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph at Glenallen. The maximum path width and damage rating were assigned to the Glenallen area along Highway 34. The tornado was very close to dissipating when it crossed into Cape Girardeau County.
April 1994HailGrassy$50,000Windshields were broken out of several cars.
June 2000Flash FloodGrassy$50,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F2)Grassy$40,000A mobile home, a house, and a barn was destroyed. Most of the damage was on County Road 702. Peak winds were estimated around 130 MPH.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindGrassy$10,000Windows were blown out of a house. Large hail, up to half-dollar size, contributed to the damage.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindGrassy$10,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGrassy$8,000High winds took down three trees and several limbs at a campground on the Castor River near Grassy.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindGrassy$500Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down in Grassy. A swath of damaging wind and hail nearly 15 miles wide destroyed a new 100 x 30 foot pole barn and knocked down numerous trees between Marble Hill and Advance. A lumber shed on Highway 34 was completely destroyed as well.
March 2025HailGrassy-Ping pong ball size hail occurred at Highway DD and County Road 810 north of Grassy.
May 2023HailGrassy-The hail was reported at a campground.
March 2008HailGrassy-Nickel to quarter size hail occurred.
April 2008Flash FloodGrassy-Highway H was closed between Zalma and Grassy. Water was over Highway PP.
October 1993HailGrassy-Reported by county officials.
May 2017HailGrassy-no account filed
April 2017HailGrassy-no account filed
March 2007HailGrassy-no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodGrassy-no account filed
May 2003HailGrassy-no account filed
July 1997HailGrassy-no account filed
May 1996HailGrassy-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bollinger 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Huxie3.8 miles18
Hahn4.8 miles20
Buchanan5.0 miles20
Glenallen6.4 miles18
Bessville7.8 miles18
Lutesville8.0 miles19
Grisham8.3 miles19
Gipsy8.4 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 718716. 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.