Sarcoxie, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sarcoxie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64862. The Survey maps it on the Sarcoxie quadrangle. 1,406 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,089 feet above sea level.
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On record in Sarcoxie
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemeterylisted 2012
- Sarcoxie Public Square Historic Districtlisted 2014
Population over time
2 figuresSarcoxie grew from 1,330 to 1,406 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,330 | |
| 2020 | 1,406 | +76 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1886 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1921 USGS Sarcoxie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sarcoxie quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
27,076 words on this townshipThe History of Jasper County, Missouri : Including a Condensed History of the State, a Complete History of Carthage and Joplin, Other Towns and Townships : Together with Numerous Portraits of Prominent Men : Cuts of Elegant Residences and Public Buildings : a Sectional Map of the County : Biographical Sketches of Many Enterprising Farmers, Merchants, Mechanics, Professional, and Business Men : the Constitution of the State : an Abstract of Laws : an Elaborate History of Jasper County - Its Topography, Natural History, Pioneers, Organization, Political History, Courts and Bar, Religious, Educational, Medical, Agricultural, Mining, and Horticultural, Its Commercial and Business Interests, Etc, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Sarcoxie Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Probably the first marriage performed was in 1835, the contracting parties being Moses Powers and Miss Boyd. This was on Center Creek, about two miles below Sarcoxie. The first child born was John Powers, son of Samuel Powers, in 1831. The first minister was of the Christian denomi- nation, Rev. Natiian Buchanan. Tiie first lawyer was John R. Chenault, and then Bob Crawford. The first teacher was Samuel Teas, who taught the first school on Center Creek, three miles below Sarcoxie, and here was the first school-house. The first regular church edifice was erected in 1867, by the Cumberland Presbyterians, at Sarcoxie. The first post-office in this southwest was at Sarcoxie, in 1832-33. The first hotel was kept by a Mr. Hoi man, in Sarcoxie. The first store was kept by Abner Wilson, in 1833, and the second store was opened by Messrs. Massey & Tingle, the year following.
A careful writer in July, 1876, makes the following comments on the town: "It is situated on the line of the M. C. & N. W. Railroad, near the southwest corner of the county, at the foot of an amphitheater of hills, about a quarter of a mile west of Center Creek. It is environed with timber on all sides except on the southeast, which opens out into an easy grade to the prairies. It is a good business point and destined to become an important town. Its merchants are wide-awake and honorable, and its society good.
The following is a sninmary : Population four hundred, five dry goods and grocery stores, two drug stores, one hotel, four blacksmith shops, one restaurant, one saddler, one millinery shop, one printing office, five physicians, two lawyers, good school-house, and one church - the latter under the care of the Cumberland Presbyterians. Other denominations, however, have organizations here and regular service."
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Sarcoxie Township - it names this place 89 more 89 times.
Fires near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Sarcoxie in 1999, burning about 60 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Sarcoxie: 21 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Head Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sarcoxie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Aristo Mine #2 | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Red Fox Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 66 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sarcoxie in 66 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 29 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to residential housing and crumpled metal awning on another structure, uprooted one large tree and damaged a significant number of other limbs throughout the city. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $5,000 | A privacy fence was blown over with the fence posts snapped at the base. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $5,000 | Multiple reports were received of trees and power lines down throughout the county. This included reports from areas near Sarcoxie, Stotts City, Mount Vernon and north of Aurora. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Sarcoxie | $5,000 | A home was struck by lightning in Sarcoxie. There was damage to the siding and ceramic tile in the home. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down east of Sarcoxie. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Sarcoxie | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $2,000 | A power pole and two trees were blown down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $1,000 | A tied down trampoline was flipped over and damaged. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | $1,000 | Report of a large tree down. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Sarcoxie | $1,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire at a well house. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several trees and large limbs were reported down. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several trees were uprooted. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | Pea to quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Multiple large tree limbs were downed by high winds. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several large tree limbs were reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell three miles north of Sarcoxie. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Sarcoxie | - | Emergency management reported 2.60 inches of storm total rainfall. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Sarcoxie | - | Highway 40 at Center Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several trees were reported down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | A large tree was reported down near the intersection of 6th and Church Streets. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | Dime size hail and small limbs were reported down near I-44, east of Sarcoxie. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | This report was from social media with a picture. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down near Centergas Fuels. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Sarcoxie | - | A senior housing center was evacuated due to Center Creek rising to the doors of the building. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Sarcoxie | - | There was a report of 4.75 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Sarcoxie | - | Water was over County Road 1000 on the Jasper and Lawrence County line near Center Creek. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | Missouri Highway Patrol reported quarter sized hail along I-44 at mile marker 28. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | A tree was blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Public in Sarcoxie reported at least 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Sarcoxie | - | Numerous road closures were reported due to flooding including the intersections of Blackberry Road and County Road 52...County Road 290 and Kafir Road...County Road 238 and Pine Road and Apple Road and County Road 50. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | Several trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. One tree was blown down on a house. No significant structural damage occurred. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sarcoxie | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Sarcoxie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motley | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Reeds | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| La Russell | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Parshley | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Knights | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Avilla | 8.7 miles | 18 | |
| Forest Mills | 9.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fidelity | 10.4 miles | 17 |
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 Sarcoxie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q958565 | 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 729960. 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.










