Bernheimer, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pinckney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63357. It stands on Clear Branch. The Survey maps it on the Berger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Berger quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Bernheimer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220627-10928-06172020-1858 |
| 3 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 December 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178060-10928-12172018-1723 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bernheimer: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Wm. Dothage Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bernheimer in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Bernheimer | - | The tornado crossed the Missouri River into Warren County south of Pinckney, and moved north-north east, dissipating along Smith Creek Road. Tree damage was observed along the path, with the worst damage consisting of uprooted trees, resulting in estimated wind speeds of approximately 90 mph. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Bernheimer | - | A tornado caused significant tree damage across portions of southwestern Warren County. The tornado touched down on River Ridge Lane and traveled to the east southeast. The most significant damage occurred along Bernheimer Road where up to 100 large trees were snapped and twisted in a convergent pattern to the east-southeast. From there the tornado crossed Highway 94 at least 3 times. Eventually the tornado lifted and dissipated just east of Howard Branch Road, just north of intersection with Smith Green Road. The tornado was rated EF1, with a path length of 5.46 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bernheimer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinckney | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Kruegerville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Treloar | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Holstein | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Gore | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Aspenhoff | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Hopewell | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Concord Hill | 6.4 miles | 21 |
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 Bernheimer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28091962 | 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 740672. 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.










