Low Wassie, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Winona Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65588. It stands on Sycamore Creek. The Survey maps it on the Low Wassie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Bandyville quadrangle1:48000
- 1944 USGS Birch Tree quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Birch Tree quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Low Wassie quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Low Wassie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
208 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Low Wassie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,334 acres in total. None started naturally. 155 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 155 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HAYNES FIRE |
| 23 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MAYBE STEVENS |
| 1 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | NASTY JUNK PILE |
| 30 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | MARIE HOLLOW |
| 29 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | CRISPY WORM |
| 27 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | TAR BABY |
| 18 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | MARTIN HOLLOW |
| 17 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FROSTY TOWER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Low Wassie: 3 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmondson Pond | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hearst Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Willis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Elliot Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Manganese | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| White Prospect | Manganese | Prospect |
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Low Wassie in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 flood, 5 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF3) | Low Wassie | $100,000 | This is the continuation of the tornado out of Oregon County that moved into far southeastern Shannon County. This tornado uprooted hundreds of trees before moving northeast into Carter County and intensifying. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Low Wassie | - | Route W at Pike Creek from Highway 60 to Low Wassie and County Road 568 was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Low Wassie | - | Highway W at Pine Creek was closed at a low water crossing due to flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Low Wassie | - | Highway W at the Pike Creek low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| January 2021 | Flash Flood | Low Wassie | - | Heavy rainfall caused Pike Creek to flood making Highway W impassable. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Low Wassie | - | Hail to the size of ping ping balls fell in a rural area with little to no damage reported. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Low Wassie | - | Highway W was closed just north of Highway 60 at Pike Creek. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Low Wassie | - | Route W was closed. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Low Wassie | - | MODOT reported that Route W was closed in both directions in the vicinity of Pine Creek. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Low Wassie | - | Highway W was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Low Wassie | - | A low water crossing on Highway W was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Low Wassie | - | A cooperative observer estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Low Wassie | - | A section of Highway P was closed by the Department of Transportation due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Low Wassie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Buckhart Springs (historical) | 8.2 miles | 22 | |
| Bartlett | 8.3 miles | 22 | |
| Munsell | 8.4 miles | 22 | |
| Shawne | 9.2 miles | 22 | |
| Delaware | 11.2 miles | 22 | |
| West Eminence | 12.1 miles | 22 | |
| Beal | 12.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750881. 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.








