Medoc, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64855. The Survey maps it on the Asbury quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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 Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Pittsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Asbury quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Medoc between 1994 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177915-04902-07072018-2120 |
| 5 July 2020 | Fireworks | 24 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230721-04902-07052020-1125 |
| 8 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177914-04902-06082018-2240 |
| 7 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200517-02439-06072019-2330 |
| 14 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230720-04902-06142020-1910 |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230719-04902-05052020-1800 |
| 17 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177913-04902-05172018-1641 |
| 12 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Medoc: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quick Seven Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1870, 1920 | |
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Medoc in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Medoc | - | First responders performed a water rescue successfully after a motorist drove into flood waters. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Medoc | - | This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Medoc | - | Three to five inches of rain fell over Jasper County. Any areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. One indirect fatality occurred as a man tied to a kayak overturned in the swift current of Center Creek. The kayak filled up with water and sank to the creek bottom. The man was pulled under water with the kayak. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Medoc | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 722198. 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.












