Mark, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Fabius Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63471. It stands on Old Channel North Fabius River. The Survey maps it on the Quincy West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1925 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Quincy West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Quincy West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Mark between 1995 and 2020, burning about 241 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230747-06438-09032020-1320 |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230744-06438-08142020-1215 |
| 8 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177555-06438-06082018-1519 |
| 1 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177554-06438-06012018-1423 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177478-06438-04222018-2113 |
| 7 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177434-06438-03072018-1341 |
| 30 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177441-06438-03302018-1344 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Mark: 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry-3 Calcium Carbonate Co. | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Black White Lime Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Calcium Carbonate Mills | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Christner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Menke Quary | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry-2 Calcium Carbonate Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quincy City Public Wks & Bridge Dpt | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quincy Mineral Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mark in 3 storm reports in 2008: 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 2008 | Flood | Mark | $7,100,000 | The Mississippi River at Hannibal, MO crested at 29.54 feet on 6/18/2008. This is the second highest crest ever recorded. The City of Hannibal escaped relatively unscathed as the flood wall and most levees north and south of town held due to work by the National Guard and volunteers. Plastic and sandbags were used to raise and cover about 60% of the levees in the County. The Mark Bottoms levee was over topped resulting in 19 homes being flooded. Highway 79 in the south part of Hannibal was closed. No other towns in the county were affected as the remainder of the land along the river is used for agriculture or conservation purposes. County Extension Service personnel estimated agricultural losses at $13.3 million. Emergency management personnel reported $7.1 million in infrastructure damages. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Mark | - | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads in Palmyra had over a foot of water on them. |
| July 2008 | Flood | Mark | - | The Mississippi River crested at Hannibal, MO on July 1 at 25.49 feet. The river fell below flood stage on July 14. For additional information on the flooding consult the June report. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsford | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| West Quincy | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| North River | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| South River | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Taylor | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Marion City (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Huiskamp | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Smileyville | 5.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741041. 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.







