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Pacific, Missouri

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boles Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63069. The Survey maps it on the Pacific quadrangle.

Pacific within Franklin County

On record in Pacific

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

22 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Pacific between 2001 and 2018, burning about 15 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/undetermined9
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation128410-03655-09172015-1705
4 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation126531-03655-07042015-1433
29 July 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 May 2014Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 April 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation165944-03655-03052018-0113
26 March 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation135250-03655-03262016-1635
26 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation135251-03655-03262016-2123

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Pacific: 17 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
US Silica Pacific Mine and PlantSand and Gravel, Industrial, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac SandProducerSand
Renneberg LandFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Renneberg PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Glaser QuarrySilicaPast Producer
Pacific QuarrySilicaPast Producer
Pacific Underground MillSilicaProducer
Gray Summit Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

25 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pacific in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2006Thunderstorm WindPacific1 hurtNumerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One of the trees fell onto a trailer home injuring a woman inside of it. She suffered head and neck injuries. She was treated and released from the hospital. Also, several windows in a home were blown out.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPacific$10,000Local emergency management reported some trees and power lines down in Pacific. About half the town lost power for 4 - 5 hours.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindPacific$5,000Numerous trees were blown down and a barn roof destroyed in Japan. The county Emergency Management office also reported 0.75-inch-diameter hail along with wind gusts to 58 mph. Many trees were downed and electric poles blown over across central and eastern sections of the county.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPacific-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Pacific.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindPacific-Several trees were blown down around town.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindPacific-Thunderstorm winds snapped numerous trees off in an area between 2 miles south southeast of Pacific and Catawissa.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindPacific-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs near the intersection of Highway N and Westlake Village Drive.
October 2009Flash FloodPacific-Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded.
May 2009Flash FloodPacific-Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Fiddle Creek Road and Little Tavern Road north of Pacific.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindPacific-A few trees were blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindPacific-Amateur radio spotters reported 6 inch diameter trees down.
November 2005HailPacific-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
June 1997HailPacific-Pacific police reported 3/4 inch hail.
April 2026HailPacific-no account filed
March 2025HailPacific-no account filed
August 2019HailPacific-no account filed
April 2013HailPacific-no account filed
January 2012HailPacific-no account filed
August 2012HailPacific-no account filed
July 2006HailPacific-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindPacific-no account filed
July 2004HailPacific-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindPacific-no account filed
April 2003HailPacific-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindPacific-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Prater2.4 miles19
Gray Summit4.0 miles19
Catawissa4.5 miles19
Oetters5.8 miles22
Robertsville6.0 miles19
The Diamonds6.1 miles19
Meramec Terrace6.5 miles19
Labadie6.6 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 731630. 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.