Pettys Hill, Missouri
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Queeny Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63088. It stands on Williams Creek. The Survey maps it on the Manchester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1903 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Manchester SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Pettys Hill between 2003 and 2014, burning about 32 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 March 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | 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 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Pettys Hill: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Bussen Antire Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kempf Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Osage Hills Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pettys Hill in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flood | Pettys Hill | $200,000 | Heavy rain across St. Louis County and upstream caused the Meramec River at Valley Park to rise into major flood. Floodwaters seeped onto Missouri Route 141, closing the road at its intersection with I-44 for 2 days (April 8 - 10) while the river crested and began to retreat. Multiple cars became stuck in the floodwater, but no injuries were reported. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Pettys Hill | - | Another severe storm moved through the southern portions of St. Louis County. There were numerous reports of large hail. The hail was reported in Twin Oaks, Peerless Park, Valley Park, and Kirkwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Park | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Valley Park | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Ranken | 1.0 miles | 29 | |
| Twin Oaks | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Fern Glen | 1.4 miles | 29 | |
| Morschels | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Lincoln Beach | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Mountain Ridge | 1.9 miles | 29 |
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 Q122560953 | 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 756524. 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.











