Kinsey, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63627. It lies near Hog Spring Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Danby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1915 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Crystal City 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
- 1964 USGS Danby quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Danby quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Kinsey between 1994 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. None 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 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 Kinsey: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbin's Lead Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Udding Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Udding Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kinsey in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Kinsey | $30,000 | Fourche a Du Clos flooded over Highway Y at Jackson School Road deeming it impassable through the first low bottom bridge headed eastbound. A water rescue was reported at this location. On April 5th, water was reported over the roadway near Missouri 32. During the event, portions of Ste. Genevieve County received 3.75 to 6.25 inches of rainfall. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted, snapped, and topped numerous large trees west and northwest of Bloomsdale. This wind damage is separate from a confirmed tornado that occurred nearby. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Kinsey | - | A brief tornado touched down near Dry Fork, uprooting trees. From there the tornado tracked northeast, causing more tree damage before dissipating near Cindy Lane. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Kinsey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Needmore | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Goose Creek Lake | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lawrenceton | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomsdale | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Brickeys | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Clement | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Forest Estates | 7.7 miles | 18 |
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 Kinsey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16893502 | 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 740986. 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.









