BlockCap au Gris, Missouri
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63389. It stands on Sandy Chute. The Survey maps it on the Winfield quadrangle.
On record in Cap au Gris
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic Districtlisted 2004 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1903 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Brussels quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Brussels quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Brussels quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Brussels quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Winfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Winfield quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,290 words on this townshipHistory of Lincoln County, Missouri, from the Earliest Time to the Present, published 1888 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Monroe Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Monroe Township - 1,290 words.
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Cap au Gris between 2011 and 2013, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 January 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cap au Gris: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sievers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glacial Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kimaterials Sand & Gravel Pit/Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cap au Gris in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Cap Au Gris | $500,000 | The Pin Oak Levee near the Mississippi River failed causing flood waters to rush towards the town of Winfield. At least 60 homes were flooded in Winfield west of Highway 79. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Cap Au Gris | $75,000 | A 150 foot section of the Cap Au Gris Levee failed about a quarter of a mile south of the Winfield Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River. It flooded mostly farmland as well as a couple of houses and farm buildings. The secondary Winfield Levee (Pin Oak) kept the flood waters away from Winfield at this time. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cap Au Gris | - | Numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped in half at the Cap Au Gris Corps of Engineer Dam. The Corps of Engineer building sustained minor roof damage. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cap Au Gris | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Parkers Park | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Brevator | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Parkers Landing | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Foley | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Old Monroe | 5.5 miles | 27 | |
| Kings Lake | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Burr Oak (historical) | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735549. 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.