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Baring, Missouri. The coal chute along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Fort Madison, Iowa and Marce…1943
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Baring, Missouri. The coal chute along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Fort Madison, Iowa and Marce…, 1943

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City in Missouri, United States
125Population
0.1 sq miArea
820 ftElevation

Baring is a city in northern Knox County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 125. Baring is located on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe railroad's mainline between Chicago and Los Angeles, which can carry heavy mixed freight and intermodal traffic, as well as Amtrak's Southwest Chief passenger train.

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ZIP code63531
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7worse than MO

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.

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Scotland County HospitalMemphis · 15.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northeast Family HealthEdina · 5.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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60
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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

🌡️ Heat waves🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes
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Baring has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

37° / 20°Winter
63° / 41°Spring
84° / 63°Summer
65° / 43°Fall
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Nearest: Knox County LibraryEdina · 5.6 miles · 47 hrs a week

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