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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.

Marion within Cole County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

1 since 2018

Regional 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/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177840-06843-04192018-1621

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cole County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
C. Weber MineBarium-Barite, ZincPast Producer1900
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chambers Jack ProspectLeadPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Dunlap DiggingsBarium-BaritePast Producer
Tanner-Mcbaine MineLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownBarium-BaritePast Producer
Unknown-Lead & ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Weaver DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Brown QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cole County

Storms near this place

8 since 2008

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2016Flash FloodMarion1 killedUp 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 2013FloodMarion$1,000The 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 2008Flash FloodMarion$1,000Up 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 2026Tornado (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 2021Flash FloodMarion-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 2016Flash FloodMarion-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 2012Flash FloodMarion-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 2011HailMarion-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cole County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Burlington (historical)1.3 miles20
Centertown5.6 miles18
Elston5.8 miles20
Saint Martins6.8 miles20
Scott6.9 miles20
Apache Flats8.2 miles20
Cole Junction9.2 miles26
Plummer9.2 miles20

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 MarionAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q16894680The 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.