Marion, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65023. It stands on Moniteau Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hartsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Centertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Centertown quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hartsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Hartsburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Marion in 2018, burning about 2 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 | 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 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177840-06843-04192018-1621 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Marion: 25 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Weber Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chambers Jack Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dunlap Diggings | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Tanner-Mcbaine Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Weaver Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Marion | 1 killed | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding during the late evening hours of July 31st into the early morning hours of August 1st. Numerous roads were flooded including Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City. Five water rescues were performed due to stranded motorists. Also, a body was discovered in Wears Creek in Washington Park near the ice arena after the flood waters went down. It was determined that it was a 51 year old homeless man who had drowned in the flood waters during the early morning hours of August 1st. Occupants of a home in the 1300 block of Satinwood drive had to be rescued when a nearby creek overflowed its banks surround the structure. The ice arena at Washington Park was flooded with about 3 feet of water from Wears Creek. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Marion | $1,000 | The Missouri River started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting on the 2nd. The river fell below flood stage on the 5th. Damage was limited to some flooded roads and flooded farmland. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Marion | $1,000 | Up to three inches of rain fell on already saturated soils in Cole county. Several secondary roads were closed for a time due to flooding including Highway 179 near Marion. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Marion | - | A brief tornado touched down along High Point Road and travelled northeast. The tornado caused tree damage before crossing the Missouri River into Boone County. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Marion | - | After up to three inches of rain fell from late evening on June 24th through the early morning hours of June 25th, another round of heavy rain developed and moved across Cole County. Up to an additional 4 inches of rain fell causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the northern half of the county, including portions of Walnut, West Miller, Waverly, Virginia and Kansas Streets in central portions of Jefferson City. Numerous water rescues were performed on the west side of town as well as in the central sections of town after a number of vehicles were driven into the flood waters. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Marion | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding during the late evening hours of July 31st into the early morning hours of August 1st. Numerous roads were flooded including Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City. Five water rescues were performed due to stranded motorists. Also, a body was discovered in Wears Creek in Washington Park near the ice arena after the flood waters went down. It was determined that it was a 51 year old homeless man who had drowned in the flood waters during the early morning hours of August 1st. Occupants of a home in the 1300 block of Satinwood drive had to be rescued when a nearby creek overflowed its banks surround the structure. The ice arena at Washington Park was flooded with about 3 feet of water from Wears Creek. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Marion | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including several in Jefferson City. Also, a small stream was out of its banks and flowing swiftly over a bridge just east of St. Martins. One water rescue had to be performed in Jefferson City when they drove into a flooded roadway and got stuck. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Marion | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington (historical) | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Centertown | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Elston | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Martins | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Scott | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Apache Flats | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Cole Junction | 9.2 miles | 26 | |
| Plummer | 9.2 miles | 20 |
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 Marion | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16894680 | 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 750932. 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.











