Cappeln, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63348. The Survey maps it on the New Melle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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
- 1948 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Augusta 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
- 1972 USGS New Melle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Cappeln between 1994 and 2020, burning about 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177136-09221-06172018-1400 |
| 6 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178536-10928-04062019-1953 |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176751-09221-04302018-1528 |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176730-09221-04292018-1414 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176834-10952-04272018-1415 |
| 18 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261386-09221-04182020-1637 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Cappeln: 21 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dutzow Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Joerling Bros Quarry #1 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schiermeier Quarry 8 Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| J.D.Benus Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Niessing Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cappeln in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cappeln | - | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to power poles across the far western portion of the county, extending from New Melle north into Wentzville and Flint Hill. Along its path, there were multiple reports of snapped trees/branches, snapped power poles, downed lines, one downed transformer, and one home with shingles missing from its roof near New Melle. This thunderstorm went on to produce additional wind damage in Lincoln County. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Cappeln | - | A weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down just south of the intersection of Highway D and Highway T, roughly 4 miles west-southwest of New Melle. Trees were topped and twisted and metal roofing from a large outbuilding was thrown up to 200 yard to the north of the tornado path. The path length was 0.32 miles and max path width was 50 yards. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cappeln | - | An enhanced area of wind damage was surveyed from 6 miles north-northwest of Marthasville (Warren County) to 1 mile north of Defiance (St. Charles County). The area of wind damage was roughly 3 miles wide and 20.5 miles long. Thousands of trees were either topped, snapped or uprooted in this swath. Many roads were blocked in this area due to fallen trees and power lines. There was also several outbuildings that lost roofs and residences that suffered minor damage. The wind is estimated to have been as high as 80 mph and lasted upward of 5 minutes according to eyewitness accounts. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cappeln | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off several trees near Highway D and Sneak Road. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cappeln | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Femme Osage | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| New Melle | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Schluersburg | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Pauldingville | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Mechanicsville | 7.5 miles | 24 | |
| Nona | 8.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dartmound (historical) | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Augusta | 8.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 755856. 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.









