Gilmore, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Wentzville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63385. The Survey maps it on the Wentzville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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
- 1941 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Troy 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 Wentzville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Wentzville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2000 USGS Wentzville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Gilmore between 2005 and 2008, burning about 1 acre 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 | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 4 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Gilmore: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| O'Fallon Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilmore in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree, tree limb and power line damage between Lake St. Louis, Dardenne Prairie and St. Peters. A couple of trees fell across a roadway about 4 miles south of Dardenne Prairie. Several power lines were knocked down at the intersection of Sommers Road and Highway N. Also, an 8 inch diameter tree limb fell onto a house in St. Peters causing minor roof and gutter damage. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Gilmore | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Highway N about a mile west of intersection with I-64 was briefly flooded. Also, water was over Mexico Road about a half mile south of intersection with Highway P. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Widespread wind damage occurred across St. Charles County. In O'Fallon, St. Charles, St. Peters and Havester, numerous large tree limbs were blown down. A tree was blown over onto Highway DD near Sommers Road. In St. Charles, one of the large tree limbs fell onto a garage causing minor roof damage. In St. Peters, a tree was blown onto a house causing moderate damage. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | A line of severe storms moved across St. Charles County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Dardenne Prairie, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Cottleville, St. Peters and St. Charles. One house on Friedens Road in St. Charles had a large tree fall on it causing major damage. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole on the east outer road just north of Dauphine Drive in Lake St. Louis. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Thunderstorm winds blew plywood and other small pieces of debris onto the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 between mile markers 212 and 213. Source of the debris unknown at this time. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | Thunderstorm winds blew out a few windows in the Camden Cedar Lakes Apartments complex in Lake St. Louis. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilmore | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gilmore | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gilmore | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Saint Louis | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Josephville | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Wentzville | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Villages at Stonegate | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Cimarron | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Highland Estates | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Crystal Creek | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Timber Trace | 3.8 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Gilmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16891660 | 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 756101. 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.











