Ocie, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65761. It stands on Miller Creek. The Survey maps it on the Protem quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Protem quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Protem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Protem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Ocie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,944 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261360-10606-09182020-1545 |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230666-10606-08252020-1535 |
| 22 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177325-07721-07092018-1615 |
| 24 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ocie: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Shafts | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ocie in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Ocie | $25,000 | This is the continuation of the tornado that touched down and tracked from four miles northeast of Protem, Missouri and tracked to five miles northwest of Theodosia in Ozark County, Missouri. A National Weather Service Storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down four miles northeast of Protem, Missouri and tracked to five miles northwest of Theodosia in Ozark County Missouri. The tornado was on the ground for approximately eight minutes along its 5.4 mile total track maximum wind speeds estimated at 100 mph. This tornado was videotaped at a Theodosia storage business, and was also observed by a local pharmacist. Along with trees snapped and uprooted as the tornado moved to the northeast across western Ozark County, two outbuildings were damaged as it crossed Highway 160. The tornado lifted northeast of County Road 902. |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocie | $2,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey determined damaging winds moved a semi-trailer 8 feet and tipped it over. Multiple trees were blown over. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Ocie | - | Quarter size hail was reported on social media. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocie | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees at the intersection of Stehle Road and Highway 160. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutie | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Theodosia | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Dugginsville | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Theodosia (historical) | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sundown | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Longrun | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Isabella | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pontiac | 8.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 751407. 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.









