March, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65644. It stands on Staten Creek. The Survey maps it on the Charity quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Charity quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of March between 1994 and 2020, burning about 340 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261467-11201-09172020-1604 |
| 9 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177857-03906-08092018-1610 |
| 21 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 116 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 134919-05300-03232016-1500 |
| 22 March 2018 | Other causes | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176839-03906-03222018-1736 |
| 22 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of March: 2 past producers. 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.
Storms near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names March in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | March | 2 hurt, $2,000,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado touched down two miles west of Charity and tracked northeast over an intermittent path. The tornado destroyed three frame homes and numerous outbuildings. One indirect fatality and another injury resulted from this tornado. A man and his wife were both injured when their house was destroyed. He later died from a heart attack while being transported to the hospital. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | March | $4,000 | Two large oak trees were reported down along with a portable building blown over. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | March | $2,000 | A hay barn was destroyed. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | March | $1,000 | There was roof damage to a small outbuilding. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | March | - | The Cumberland road bridge was not passable due to flooding. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | March | - | Greasy Creek spilled out of its banks and over State Highway UU. One car was swept off the road at the location but the driver escaped safely on their own. |
| November 2010 | Flood | March | - | Eight to nine inches of water was reported over Center Point Road near State Route F. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | March | - | Several roads north of Highway AA were flooded in the southern portion of Dallas County. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | March | - | Roads and low lying areas near the Pomme De Terre River became flooded due to excessive rainfall. |
| April 2003 | Hail | March | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Redtop | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Grove | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Charity | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Foose | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Olive | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Thorpe | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hico (historical) | 5.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721861. 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.






