Gumbo, Missouri
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Chesterfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63005. It stands on Caulks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chesterfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 26 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
- 1932 USGS Manchester NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Chesterfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Chesterfield quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Chesterfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Chesterfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Gumbo between 2006 and 2008, burning about 12 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 July 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 June 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Gumbo: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weldon Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gumbo in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gumbo | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a steel highway sign at the intersection of I-64 and Boones Crossing. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gumbo | - | Thunderstorm winds shattered the windows of a business in Chesterfield. Numerous injuries were reported, but the exact number is unknown. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gumbo | - | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread wind damage across the northern portions of St. Louis County. In Chesterfield, power lines were knocked down across the west bound lanes of I-64 near Boones Crossing exit. In Woodson Terrace, a gas station canopy was blown over onto an occupied vehicle at the intersection of Guthrie Avenue and Woodson Road. The driver and her daughter were uninjured. The vehicle sustained only minor damage. Otherwise, numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down including in Ballwin, Maryland Heights and Dellwood. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Gumbo | - | A severe thunderstorm moved east across St. Louis County. There were numerous reports of large hail between Chesterfield, Des Peres and Frontenac. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Gumbo | - | Hail mostly the size of quarters, but a few were golfball sized near the intersection of I-64/Hwy 40 and Boones Crossing. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gumbo | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs near the intersection of Long Road and Chesterfield Airport Road. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Gumbo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Gumbo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Chesterfield | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Orrville | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Monarch | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Bellefontaine | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Clarkson Valley | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Centaur | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Hine | 5.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756137. 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.











