South Troy, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63379. It stands on Meister Branch. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle. It stands 623 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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
- 1941 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of South Troy between 1997 and 2018, burning about 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| 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 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176952-10952-04302018-1508 |
| 17 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 January 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of South Troy: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behrens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lincoln Co Hwy Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lincoln Co Hwy Dept | 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 | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Troy in 14 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Hail | South Troy | $1,000 | A wide swath of large hail fell across Lincoln County from about 3 miles south of Cave, through Troy to Foley and Winfield. One house just southwest of Foley had a window broken by the large hail. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | South Troy | - | A brief tornado touched down along Linns Mill Road near Coon Creek, southwest of Troy, and moved northeast. The tornado crossed Forest Acres Lane and Crooked Creek before lifting along Sugar Grove Road. Along it's path it produced tree damage, snapping some tree trunks and uprooting other trees. This damage suggests a maximum wind speed of approximately 95 mph. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Troy | - | Thunderstorm winds caused damage from near the Woodland Airstrip northeast into Winfield. Near the beginning, winds peeled back the roof of an old farm outbuilding and caused a small farm outbuilding to collapse upon itself. Winds blew down tree branches, power lines, and power poles along its path. Between Moscow Mills and Troy, a billboard was blown over onto a mobile home which sustained damage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Troy | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down tree branches between Hawk Point and Troy just south of Highway 47. The thunderstorm then produced a 78 mph wind gust at Avery Park in Troy. |
| March 2020 | Hail | South Troy | - | Large hail up to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported in southern portions of Lincoln County. The large hail was reported in near Troy, Moscow Mills, Old Monroe, and Winfield. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Troy | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs on Highway U near intersection with Highway J. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Troy | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines onto Highway 47 near the juncture with Highways H and J west of Troy. Also, 4 to 5 power poles were snapped off on about 4 feet above the ground on North Moore School Road west of Troy. In Winfield, a 5 inch diameter poplar tree was snapped off. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | South Troy | - | Up to six inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Highway J southwest of Troy was closed due to running water from Big Creek. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Troy | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees near the intersection of Highways J and U. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | South Troy | - | Several streets in downtown Troy were flooded and became impassable. Numerous intersections across town were underwater. |
| April 2023 | Hail | South Troy | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | South Troy | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | South Troy | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | South Troy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Linns Mills (historical) | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Moscow Mills | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Cuivre Heights | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Cave | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Mashek (historical) | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Famous | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Stepanek Crossing | 5.8 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on South Troy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30622705 | 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 726792. 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.










