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.
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
- Gustav Grauer Farmlisted 1984
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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
- 1937 USGS Pacific quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Pacific 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
22 since 2001Regional 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/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 128410-03655-09172015-1705 |
| 4 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 126531-03655-07042015-1433 |
| 29 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 165944-03655-03052018-0113 |
| 26 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135250-03655-03262016-1635 |
| 26 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135251-03655-03262016-2123 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Silica Pacific Mine and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | Sand | |
| Renneberg Land | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Renneberg Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Glaser Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Underground Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Gray Summit 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 |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | 1 hurt | Numerous 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | $10,000 | Local emergency management reported some trees and power lines down in Pacific. About half the town lost power for 4 - 5 hours. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | $5,000 | Numerous 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Pacific. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | Several trees were blown down around town. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped numerous trees off in an area between 2 miles south southeast of Pacific and Catawissa. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs near the intersection of Highway N and Westlake Village Drive. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Pacific | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Pacific | - | 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 6 inch diameter trees down. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Pacific | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Pacific | - | Pacific police reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Pacific | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pacific | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prater | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Gray Summit | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Catawissa | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Oetters | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Robertsville | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| The Diamonds | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Meramec Terrace | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Labadie | 6.6 miles | 22 |
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.









