Local Wiki
Jasper County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Commission meets
- Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Jasper County Courthouse, Commissioners' Office, Room 101, 302 S. Main Street, Carthage, MO 64836.
- County Clerk
- Charlie Davis · County Courts Building, 601 South Pearl Ave, Joplin, MO 64801 · 417-358-0416 (FAX 417-358-0415)
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.jaspercountymo.gov/commissioners
- County Commission
- Standard 3-member County Commission. Presiding Commissioner: John Bartosh. Eastern District Commissioner: Jimmy Morris. Western District Commissioner: Michael D. Landis.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (15)
- Alba
- Asbury
- Carl Junction (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Carterville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Carthage (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Carytown
- Duenweg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Jasper
- La Russell
- Neck City
- Oronogo
- Purcell
- Sarcoxie
- Waco
- Webb City (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (4)
- Avilla
- Brooklyn Heights
- Fidelity
- Reeds
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Villages (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (7)
- Avilla R-XIII
- Carl Junction R-I
- Carthage R-IX
- Jasper Co. R-V
- Joplin Schools
- Sarcoxie R-II
- Webb City R-VII
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only