Marceline, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Marceline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64658. The Survey maps it on the Marceline quadrangle.
On record in Marceline
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 4 records
- Christian Churchlisted 2025
- Marceline Masonic Lodge #481listed 2025
- Marceline Mercantile & Supply Companylisted 2025
- Uptown Theatrelisted 2023
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Marceline quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Marceline between 1992 and 2020, burning about 132 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190260-05835-07132019-0015 |
| 12 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220560-05810-07122020-1430 |
| 24 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177092-05835-04242018-1419 |
| 19 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177097-05835-04192018-1706 |
| 23 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176388-05835-03232018-2000 |
| 12 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176385-05835-03102018-1428 |
| 2 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176351-05835-02022018-2350 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Marceline: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marceline Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Urbach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marceline in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | $1,000 | Numerous trees were reported down with one building damaged. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Large tree branches were downed in Marceline. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Estimated 60 mph winds in Marceline. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Tree limbs were down and power outages were reported in Marceline. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Some 60 mph winds were estimated near Marceline. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Several large tree limbs and a few trees were down across portions of Linn County near Marceline. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Multiple tree branches of a maple tree ranging from 5 to 12 inches in diameter were broken. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Several power lines and tree limbs were down near Marceline due to strong winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Public reported a 70 mph wind gust near Marceline, Missouri. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Marceline | - | Route WW in Marceline was closed due to water over the road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | A tree twenty three inches in diameter was blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Six inch diameter tree limbs snapped off. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | 10 inch tree limb downed. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | Storm spotters estimated wind gusts at 70-75 mph. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marceline | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Marceline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklin | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Catharine | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Brookfield | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Snowdon (historical) | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Forker | 12.6 miles | 11 | |
| Laclede | 12.6 miles | 11 | |
| Johnstown | 13.3 miles | 11 | |
| Benson | 13.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721859. 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.





