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Macomb, Missouri

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65702. The Survey maps it on the Norwood quadrangle. It stands 1,519 feet above sea level.

Macomb within Wright County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

55 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Macomb between 1992 and 2016, burning about 563 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1
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
7 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 August 1996Debris and open burning8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 August 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 August 1996Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 August 1995Natural8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 July 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 July 1994Equipment and vehicle use25 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wright County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Macomb: 4 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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
Hinote ProspectSulfur-PyriteProspect
Macomb QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Thompson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Chickasaw MineLeadPast Producer
St Joe MineLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wright County

Storms near this place

21 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macomb in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2018Tornado (EF2)Macomb$300,000An EF-2 tornado with a width of 100 yards and a track on the ground for 9 miles tore through portions of Wright County. The tornado had a maximum estimated wind speed of 130 mph. The track started near Macomb and lifted about 5 miles north of Norwood. One home was completely destroyed in additional to numerous trees and outbuildings blown down or damaged.
April 2019Tornado (EF1)Macomb$250,000A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down southeast of Macomb along Cottengin Road and traveled north northeast, lifting near the intersection of Highways A and K. Along the path, a saw mill sustained significant damage and an office building was damaged. The maximum winds speeds were estimated at 105 mph.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMacomb$20,000An outbuilding was rolled over and another suffered damaged from high winds.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMacomb$20,000Thunderstorm wind gusts tore a roof off of a business at the intersection of Highway 60 and Highway Y.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMacomb$5,000Public report of large trees down blocking Old Springfield Road.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindMacomb$4,000A home lost several soffit panels and a chicken coop was damaged.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindMacomb$2,000Law enforcement reported trees down near Maccomb.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMacomb$2,000Large limbs up to four inch in diameter were blown down on to a house south of Macomb. Power lines were also blown down at the residence.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindMacomb$2,000There was wind damage to three outbuildings and trees.
April 2026HailMacomb-Hail to the size of hen eggs was reported in a mainly rural area.
April 2025HailMacomb-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
April 2025HailMacomb-Quarter sized hail was reported.
June 2024Flash FloodMacomb-MODOT reported water over the roadway on Highway 60 east of Mansfield.
May 2024Heavy RainMacomb-Rainfall of 6.47 inches was recorded as the 24 hour rainfall, with most of that having fallen in the previous 6 hours.
August 2024Heavy RainMacomb-Mesonet station CW2523 in Macomb measured 4.90 inches of storm total rainfall.
May 2024Flash FloodMacomb-MODOT reported water over the roadway on Highway 60 east of Mansfield.
February 2022FloodMacomb-County Road 553 was flooded and impassable for several hours at a low water area.
April 2019Flash FloodMacomb-US Highway 60 was closed one mile west of Macomb with water over the road. A car was reported off the road and in a creek at that location. The occupant had self-rescued and was not injured.
March 2011Flash FloodMacomb-Amateur radio reported Highway 7 north of Macomb was flooded in several sports with water depth as much as 10 to 12 inches.
March 2011Flash FloodMacomb-Amateur radio reported Highway 7 north of Macomb was flooded in several sports with water depth as much as 10 to 12 inches.
October 2009Flash FloodMacomb-Several vehicles were reported washed off of Highway 60 due to water flowing over the highway.

Every storm recorded in Wright 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
Norwood4.2 miles13
Mansfield4.8 miles13
Duggan8.0 miles13
Crossroads Store8.4 miles13
Umpire8.5 miles12
Hawley (historical)9.2 miles12
Cedar Gap9.5 miles15
Owens9.8 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MacombAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6724784The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721734. 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.