Maple Grove, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64748. The Survey maps it on the Maple Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Maple Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
6,685 words on this townshipThe History of Jasper County, Missouri : Including a Condensed History of the State, a Complete History of Carthage and Joplin, Other Towns and Townships : Together with Numerous Portraits of Prominent Men : Cuts of Elegant Residences and Public Buildings : a Sectional Map of the County : Biographical Sketches of Many Enterprising Farmers, Merchants, Mechanics, Professional, and Business Men : the Constitution of the State : an Abstract of Laws : an Elaborate History of Jasper County - Its Topography, Natural History, Pioneers, Organization, Political History, Courts and Bar, Religious, Educational, Medical, Agricultural, Mining, and Horticultural, Its Commercial and Business Interests, Etc, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lincoln Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lincoln Township - 6,685 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Maple Grove in 2019, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179394-00617-09192019-1730 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Maple Grove: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maple Grove in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Maple Grove | $150,000 | Significant flooding occurred over Jasper County. Center Creek and the Spring River were impacted the most with this excessive rainfall. Approximately 20 homes were flooded from the Spring River. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Maple Grove | $120,000 | Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported in a rural farm community. Damage occurred to a few homes and out buildings along with some farm and personal vehicles. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple Grove | $40,000 | Debris from a damaged barn was blown into a fence row. Several power lines were also reported down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple Grove | $5,000 | Report of tree limbs and power poles broken. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple Grove | $5,000 | Skywarn spotters reported large trees down which knocked down power lines. A log-cabin type house also burned down after being struck by lightning in Carthage. The local fire department reported wind gusts to 62 mph. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Maple Grove | - | Highway 10 at Deer Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Maple Grove | - | There was flooding along Route 37 south of Highway 96 and north of Route F. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Maple Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avilla | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Dudenville | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Mills | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| La Russell | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Maxville | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Reeds | 9.7 miles | 18 | |
| Carytown | 9.8 miles | 17 | |
| Knights | 10.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721818. 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.









