Byrnesville, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63051. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pacific quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Byrnesville between 2005 and 2017, burning about 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Byrnesville: 7 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel Ball-Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Goad Const Co Pit/Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| House Springs Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| House Springs Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kitson Material Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Byrnesville in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byrnesville | $10,000 | Widespread wind damage across northern portions of Jefferson County. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in House Springs, Cedar Hill and Kimmswick. Some of the tree limbs blocked roads in the area. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byrnesville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs in the northwestern portions of Jefferson County. Some of the limbs blocked traffic on Lynch Road between Highway FF and Byrnesville Road. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Byrnesville | - | Large hail fell over the Cedar Hill area. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Byrnesville | - | A tornado touched down in extreme western Jefferson County near Highway NN and Apke Lane. It moved to the east and most of the damage consisted of snapped and downed trees and broken tree limbs. In the Byrnes Mill area several mobile homes were damaged from fallen trees. In Scotsdale, several school buildings at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church suffered minor damage. The tornado lifted and dissipated west of Rustic Trails Drive, around 2.7 miles east of Byrnes Mill. The tornado path length was 12.4 miles and the max path width was 200 yards. The damage was rated EF1 with max wind speeds of 100 MPH. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Byrnesville | - | Quarter to golfball sized hail fell for three minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cedar Hill Manor | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Hill | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Scotsdale | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| La Barque Creek | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| One Hundred and One Ranch | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Rockford Beach | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| House Springs | 3.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715169. 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.









