Maxville, Missouri
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Arnold Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63010. The Survey maps it on the Maxville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1912 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Maxville 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 Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
103 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Maxville between 2005 and 2008, burning about 39 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 21 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | 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 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Maxville: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Simpson South Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lemay Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maxville in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxville | $5,000 | Shingles were blown off of at least 1 home and 1 inch diameter tree limbs were broken. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines, as well as numerous tree limbs around town. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Maxville | - | A wide swath of large hail fell over Jefferson County. Most of the large hail was between 1 inch and 1.75 inches in diameter. Large hail was reported in Arnold, Kimmswick, Imperial, and Pevely. The largest hailstones reported fell in Arnold which were 2.5 inches in diameter. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Maxville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Beck | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Ten Brook | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Flamm City | 2.2 miles | 28 | |
| Spring Forest | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Paulina Hills | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Lakeside (historical) | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Byers | 2.9 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736322. 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.










