Swiss, 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 65041. The Survey maps it on the Swiss 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 Swiss quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Swiss between 2001 and 2020, burning about 91 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
| 4 March 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177031-03733-03032018-1322 |
| 20 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177027-03733-03162018-1748 |
| 1 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 130 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 130 workings within 5 miles of Swiss: 127 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 - Fe | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Peerless Park Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| B. Schoening Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Des Peres Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| E. Heimm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boesch Pit Et.Al. | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Braudhorst Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ernie- Robert Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Lantenschlaeger Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swiss in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swiss | $500,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and large branches snapped. The winds also damaged several mobile homes, sheds, and roofs. The damage was most concentated in a two mile wide path in the north half of the county from the Gasconade River to Swiss. At the intersection of Old Iron Road and Highway 19, strong winds ripped part of the roof off a house. A school building at the east end of County Road NN also lost part of its roof. Three unanchored mobile homes on County Road NN at the north edge of Swiss were blown into each other. Elsewhere in the county strong winds tore away part of the roof off several sheds in Morrison and bent television antennas. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Swiss | - | A photo of a hailstone was estimated to be slightly larger than 2 inches in diameter near Bay. In Hermann, a social media user reported 1.75 inch hail. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Swiss | - | Up to 7 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing widespread flash flooding in northeastern Gasconade County. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 19 and roads throughout Hermann. Also, Frene Creek near the Adam Putcha Winery was well out of its banks with at least 3 to 4 feet of water flowing over Frene Creek Road just south of the intersection with Highway 100. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swiss | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Highway 19 just south of Swiss. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swiss | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Brown Shanty | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Little Berger | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Bay | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Drake | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Cave Hill | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wiffenberg | 7.4 miles | 20 | |
| Feigler Ferry | 7.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 727397. 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.










