Cliff Cave, Missouri
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Oakville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63129. The Survey maps it on the Oakville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 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.
- 1912 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
- 1991 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Cliff Cave between 2005 and 2014, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 February 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cliff Cave: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemay Quarry | 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 | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cliff Cave in 16 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Lightning | Cliff Cave | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house near the intersection of Christopher Drive and Schnell Drive, causing a house fire. The fire began in the garage and a car parked in the garage was destroyed as well. Two people were in the home, but escaped unharmed. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cliff Cave | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in the area. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | Another two rounds of large hail up to an inch in diameter fell across far southern portions of St. Louis County between Widman County Park and Cliff Cave County Park. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Cliff Cave | - | The Meramec River at Eureka and Valley Park rose to just above major flood stage in the late evening hours of April 30th due to the heavy rainfall. A number of roads were closed due to the river flooding including Highway 141 where it goes under I-44. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cliff Cave | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree partially blocking Christopher Drive. Also, a carport was blown over and a large pine tree was uprooted. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cliff Cave | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cliff Cave | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Koch (historical) | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Jefferson Barracks | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| White House | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Mattese | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Mehlville | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Ivory | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Lemay | 5.0 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122550451 | 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 755902. 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.













