Grantwood, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Gravois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63123. The Survey maps it on the Webster Groves quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1933 USGS Jefferson Barracks quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Jefferson Barracks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Webster Groves quadrangle1:24000, 5 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 Webster Groves quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Webster Groves quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Grantwood between 2006 and 2014, burning about 2 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 October 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Grantwood: 44 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tole and Thorp Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Coffin Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gilker Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Grandview Fireclay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Jamieson Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Jamieson Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Mathieson and Hegeler Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Alpha Portland Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Grandview Mine Number Seventeen | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grantwood in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 1 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Grantwood | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in less than an hour over southern portions of St. Louis County over the Gravois Creek watershed. This caused the creek to quickly rise out of it's banks. It flooded several locations including a parking lot at Whitecliff Park. The flood waters moved two parked vehicles further down in the parking lot and one person had to be rescued from one of the cars. The other vehicle was unoccupied. Parts of Pardee and Grant Roads were briefly flooded as well. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| June 2001 | Flood | Grantwood | - | Heavy rain caused some localized flooding in the Grant's Farm area. Gravois Creek flooded causing a couple of roads to be closed. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Grantwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantwood Village | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Affton | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Marlborough | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Lakeshire | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Wilbur Park | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Crestwood | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Saint George | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Green Park | 2.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756120. 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.










