Oermann, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Big River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63023. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1901 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Cedar Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Cedar Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Cedar Hill 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
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Oermann between 2003 and 2016, burning about 7 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 133832-05007-02282016-1522 |
| 12 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 141513-05007-11122016-1306 |
| 10 November 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 130341-05007-11102015-1440 |
| 26 January 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oermann: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Goad Const Co Pit/Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Des Peres Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kitson Material Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oermann in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Oermann | $50,000 | Flash flooding resulted in cropland, yard, basement, and road flooding around Jefferson County. Water flooded residences in a mobile home park in High Ridge, with several homes and mobile homes being evacuated. Multiple water rescues were also reported in House Springs. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oermann | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees across Calvey Creek Road about 3 miles north northwest of Oermann. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Oermann | - | A weak tornado touched down along Valley Springs Drive south of Ridge Road causing trees to fall in a convergent pattern to the east northeast. The tornado moved northeast causing trees to be uprooted, twisted and snapped. Several homes in the track sustained minor roof and siding damage. The greatest damage was located along Ridge Road between Dittmer Ridge Road and Sylvan Place. The tornado lifted near Cedar Tree Drive with only minor tree damage noted. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 2.63 miles and max path width of 80 yards. |
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Oermann | - | The tornado skipped northeast and moved into northwest Jefferson County. Additional medium to large tree limbs were snapped while some medium size trees were uprooted along the Dittmer-Catawissa Road or 3 miles northwest of Dittmer. As the tornado continued to skip northeast, several large trees including large pine trees were snapped at the base or uprooted on Highway NN or 3 miles north of Dittmer. The tree damage was on a ridge crest along Highway NN. The damage was rated EF1 at this location. The damage width was approximately 50 yards. The tornado moved northeast and caused minor tree damage on Dutch Creek Road 1.5 miles southwest of Byrnesville. The tornado then lifted and dissipated. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Oermann | - | A storm spotter reported nickel size hail in Oermann. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grubville | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Dittmer | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Hill Lakes | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| One Hundred and One Ranch | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Morse Mill | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Hill | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Hill Manor | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cottage Farm | 5.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 736333. 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.










