Femme Osage, 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 63332. 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
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Femme Osage between 1994 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178980-10928-07032019-1632 |
| 16 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178536-10928-04062019-1953 |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176981-10928-04252018-2253 |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176986-10928-04122018-2021 |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241104-09222-03082020-1951 |
| 13 March 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Femme Osage: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dutzow Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Eichmeyer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joerling Bros Quarry #1 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schiermeier Quarry 8 Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Femme Osage in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF3) | Femme Osage | 1 killed, 2 hurt, $3,400,000 | The tornado developed about a third of a mile northeast of the intersection of Highway 94 and Osage Ridge Road in southwestern St. Charles County around 7:32 PM CDT. As it moved to the northeast, two houses sustained minor damage and one outbuilding was destroyed on Highway T, just north of intersection with Hemsath Road. The tornado continued northeast and strengthened as it approached Highway F, northwest of Defiance. Multiple homesteads and farms suffered varying degrees of property damage along Highway F to Highway 94. Two homes were completely destroyed. The first home was 110 years old and did not appear to have any anchoring to the concrete foundation. The second home just 100 yards east of the first was swept clean to the subfloor, which was still anchored to the concrete foundation. One fatality and two injuries occurred at this location. The damage was rated EF3 with winds to 165 mph. The tornado continued northeast, crossing the Missouri River and Howell Island before entering St. Louis County in Chesterfield Valley. Dollar amount damage is estimated around $3.4 million. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Femme Osage | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped off several trees along Highway 94, about 3 miles southeast of Dutzow. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Femme Osage | - | The tornado that hit Balducci Winery was embedded within an area of strong straight line winds of 60 to 75 mph. Numerous areas of damage could be found from the countyline along Highway 94 towards Defiance. Numerous large trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Femme Osage | - | A small tornado moved northeast along Femme Osage Creek Road in rural west St. Charles County. Damage was limited to snapped and uprooted trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappeln | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Schluersburg | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Nona | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Dartmound (historical) | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Augusta | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| New Melle | 6.0 miles | 22 | |
| Klondike | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Matson | 7.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756041. 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.









