Stony Hill, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boeuf Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63068. It stands on Clifty Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dissen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Hermann 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
- 1973 USGS Dissen quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Stony Hill between 1996 and 2020, burning about 70 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177160-03733-06072018-1138 |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200569-03733-05042020-1050 |
| 9 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 123810-03620-04302015-1745 |
| 16 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 120838-03623-03162015-1740 |
| 10 March 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 February 2006 | Debris and open burning | 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 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Stony Hill: 44 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 | ||
| Ernie- Robert Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Hesemann Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Lantenschlaeger Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Steinbeck Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stony Hill in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Stony Hill | - | Up to seven inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. In the Rosebud area, several roads were covered. Also, 4 vehicles had to be pulled out of the water. No injuries were reported. About a mile east of Drake, Highway ZZ was closed due to flash flooding. About 4 miles east northeast of Mount Sterling, the east bound lane of U.S. Highway 50 was closed at Highway K due to flooding. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Stony Hill | - | A tornado touched down about half a mile west of the intersection of Lone Grove School Road and Hesemann Road. In this location it broke off and uprooted numerous trees. As it travelled to the east it blew over a hay wagon and overturned a couple of tanks and farm equipment. A nearby home sustained minor roof damage and a shed was completely flattened. It blew over more trees before crossing Lone Grove School Road. At this location it blew part of the roof off of a large barn. It travelled a little further to the east blowing down a few more trees near Grannemann Road before lifting and dissipating. The max width of the tornado was 175 yards and was on the ground for three quarters of a mile. It was rated as EF1. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Hill | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over two large trees near Lone Grove School Road as well as numerous large tree limbs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Little Berger | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Wiffenberg | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Drake | 7.0 miles | 20 | |
| Bay | 10.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cave Hill | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Brown Shanty | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rosebud | 10.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727147. 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.










