Why visit Sarcoxie
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91°F; January lows average 24°F.
Weather in Sarcoxie
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Sarcoxie
Sarcoxie is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Area.
From the Wikipedia article Sarcoxie, Missouri (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.6 mi
Building in Missouri, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship3
History
Sarcoxie was platted in the early 1830s, and it was originally called Centerville from its location upon Center Creek. In 1839, the settlement was renamed in honor of Sarcoxie, a chief of the Delaware Indians who had settled near a spring in the present town limits.
Sarcoxie was once the strawberry capital of the world and still is the peony capital of the world, and home to Gilbert H. Wild, one of America's largest growers of daylilies, irises, and peonies. Sarcoxie once had its own currency that had a picture of a strawberry on one side.
During the start of the Civil War in 1861, Franz Sigel's independent command passed through Sarcoxie on June 28 before attempting to attack the separated commands of Sterling Price and Missouri Governor and General Claiborne Fox Jackson. Price was rumored to be at Pool's Prairie, moving to the Confederate forces in Northwest Arkansas.
The Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District and the nearby Cave Spring School and Cave Spring Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Missouri.
From the History section of Sarcoxie, Missouri on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Sarcoxie
13 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 2.5 in | 3.1 in |
| Feb | 50°F | 28°F | 2.0 in | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 59°F | 36°F | 3.5 in | 1.0 in |
| Apr | 70°F | 47°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 78°F | 57°F | 5.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 90°F | 68°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 83°F | 59°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 72°F | 47°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 59°F | 37°F | 4.0 in | 0.5 in |
| Dec | 48°F | 29°F | 2.6 in | 0.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Carthage (12 mi away), rain and snow from Pierce City, NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Jasper County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-08-03: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-26: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-07-09: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2017-06-02: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding (Flood)
- 2016-01-21: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 miles away.
- Pierce City 11 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Carthage 12 mi northwest, about 19 min by car
- Duenweg 16 mi west, about 25 min by car
- Carterville 18 mi west, about 29 min by car
- Duquesne 18 mi west, about 29 min by car
- Webb City 19 mi west, about 31 min by car
- Oronogo 20 mi northwest, about 33 min by car
- Joplin 21 mi west, about 33 min by car
- Neosho 21 mi southwest, about 33 min by car
- Marionville 27 mi east, about 44 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District-Creekbed, Mcasagrand, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District-Farmer's Market, Mcasagrand, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District-Chamber of Commerce, Mcasagrand, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sarcoxie Public Square Historic District-Side Shack, Mcasagrand, CC BY-SA 4.0
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