Paulina Hills, Missouri
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63010. It stands on Romaine Creek. 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
94 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Paulina Hills between 2003 and 2008, burning about 37 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25 September 2007 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Paulina Hills: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | ||
| Lemay Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paulina Hills in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Paulina Hills | $10,000 | A tornado touched down at the intersection of Highway 141 and Fiedler Lane blowing down a traffic light. As it tracked to the northeast it caused some minor siding damage to one house, uprooted at tree and blew down several large tree limbs. Further northeast it uprooted a large tree that landed on a house causing some porch and moderate roof damage. The tornado then lifted and dissipated. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.21 miles and a max path width of 100 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paulina Hills | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paulina Hills | - | A 1 foot wide tree branch snapped from the side of its trunk. |
| April 2015 | Flash Flood | Paulina Hills | - | Up to two inches of rain fell in less than 2 hours causing flash flooding over northeastern Jefferson County. Several roads were flooded including Romaine Creek Road just southwest of intersection with Saline Road. A water rescue occurred in this area. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Paulina Hills | - | Three and a half inches of rain fell in an hour and 15 minutes in the Arnold area. This caused flash flooding with several roads becoming flooded. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Paulina Hills | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Paulina Hills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxville | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Arnold | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Murphy | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Spring Forest | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Rock Creek | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Seckman | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Beck | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Ten Brook | 4.6 miles | 28 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122573435 | 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 724106. 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.










