Macon, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Hudson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63552. The Survey maps it on the Macon quadrangle. 5,457 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
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On record in Macon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Blees Military Academylisted 1979
Macon County Courthouse and Annexlisted 1978
Wardell Houselisted 1986
Population over time
2 figuresMacon fell from 5,471 to 5,457 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,471 | |
| 2020 | 5,457 | -14 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1908 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Macon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Macon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 203 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176845-06134-04292018-1314 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176716-06134-04282018-1527 |
| 4 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 166013-06134-03042018-1105 |
| 30 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
37 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macon in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 18 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 63 mph (55 knots) at the Macon Airport. Significant damage occurred to two hangars with roofs blown off and walls blown down. Large hail also occurred. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $40,000 | Two silos destroyed and trees uprooted. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $5,000 | Tractor trailer and 1 ton truck blown over. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $5,000 | Strong winds tore apart the roof of a barn at the northeast side of Macon. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Macon | - | Half dollar size hail was reported 1 mile north of Macon, MO. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Macon | - | Six inches of water reported over a bridge on Highway C, one mile north of Highway T. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | Street flooding reported in Macon. 10 inches of flowing water reported over roads. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Large trees down. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | Water over Jaguar Street. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | Several roads closed due to heavy rain. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | Route PP and DD closed due to water over the roadway. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Law enforcement officials reported 60-65 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Storm spotters estimated wind gusts at 70 mph. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | The sheriff's department reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Macon | - | Severe thunderstorms over Macon County dropped nickel-size hail 5 miles west of Macon and dime-size hail 7 miles northeast of Macon. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | Heavy rainfall continued through daybreak resulting in continued flooding of numerous roadways across Macon County, including Highway 63. The Macon County Sheriff's office reported a total of 5 road closures as a result of the flooding, including Highway 165 west of La Platta. All roads were reopened after 8 AM. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Macon | - | The Macon County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail a mile north of Macon. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Macon | - | Golfball-size hail was reported during a severe thunderstorm in Macon by the Macon Police. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches over sections of Macon County resulted in significant road flooding especially along Highway 63 which was closed between 1:23 AM and 2:29 AM CST. Highway 63 was closed from Macon northward to the Adair County line. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | An amateur radio operator measured a 55 MPH wind gust during a thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Macon. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Severe thunderstorms moved through the county, causing significant wind damage. Several trees were downed in the Ethel area, with more widespread damage around Macon. Wind gusts to 60 mph were recorded at the Macon airport, with several reports of downed trees in and around the city. Trees partially blocked PP highway southeast of town. A barn was damaged at the fairgrounds, and a grain bin was blown over onto the street. Damage was done to the screen at the drive-in theater, as well as to the marquis and surrounding fences. Five power poles were downed, and a roof was blown off of a building at the Heartland Building Supply. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Severe thunderstorms moved through the county, causing significant wind damage. Several trees were downed in the Ethel area, with more widespread damage around Macon. Wind gusts to 60 mph were recorded at the Macon airport, with several reports of downed trees in and around the city. Trees partially blocked PP highway southeast of town. A barn was damaged at the fairgrounds, and a grain bin was blown over onto the street. Damage was done to the screen at the drive-in theater, as well as to the marquis and surrounding fences. Five power poles were downed, and a roof was blown off of a building at the Heartland Building Supply. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Macon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Number Eight | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bevier | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Axtell | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bloomington | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Keota | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Narrows Creek (historical) | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lyda (historical) | 6.3 miles | 10 |
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 Macon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q967361 | The 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 735708. 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.
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.







