West Quincy, 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 lies near Poage Island. 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 West Quincy between 1995 and 2020, burning about 24 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179330-05620-04082019-1457 |
| 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of West Quincy: 8 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 | ||
| Campbell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Quincy in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 3 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2013 | Flood | West Quincy | $5,000 | The Mississippi River rose to major flood levels along the Marion County border. The river crested on April 21st, but remained above flood stage into May. Damage was limited to a few roads closed and agricultural lowlands. |
| June 2013 | Flood | West Quincy | $2,000 | The Mississippi River started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting on the 1st. The river fell the rest of the month but remained in flood into July. |
| May 2013 | Flood | West Quincy | $1,000 | The Mississippi continued in flood along the border of Marion County through May. The river started at major flood levels, dropped some in the middle of the month, but then rose again to major levels at the end of May. The flood wall in Hannibal kept the tourist areas nice and dry. Damage was limited to some closed roads and flooded farmland. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Quincy | - | A spotter estimated 60 mph winds on the west side of Quincy. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | West Quincy | - | Up to five inches fell in about a 3 hour period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including County Road 195 near North River. Also, County Road 230 bridge over Big Branch Creek was washed out. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | West Quincy | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in less than an hour causing flash flooding. County Road 306 near Taylor had 6 to 8 inches of fast flowing water over it. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | West Quincy | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including outer roads along U.S. Highway 61 near Taylor. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | West Quincy | - | Between 4 and 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway D north of Philadelphia and the intersection of Highway 168 and Highway Z, east of Philadelphia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Dunsford | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Taylor | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| North River | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| South River | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Marion City (historical) | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Huiskamp | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Smileyville | 7.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741350. 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.







