Wainwright, Missouri
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Summit Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65043. The Survey maps it on the Osage City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1886 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Osage City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1982 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Wainwright between 1993 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176616-01416-04212018-1349 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176463-01416-03092018-1630 |
| 8 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135353-01416-03082016-1617 |
| 8 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119677-01416-03082015-1721 |
| 5 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135558-01416-03052016-1114 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Wainwright: 24 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickson Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Leonard Barnhart Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jefferson City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Miner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Penitentiary Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wainwright in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2005 | Hail | Wainwright | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wainwright | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a road two miles east of Wainwright. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wainwright | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees which blocked both lanes of Highway 94 near Wainwright. |
| November 2009 | Flash Flood | Wainwright | - | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were closed including Highway 94 near Mokane and Van Horn Boulevard in Holts Summit. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersville (historical) | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Cote Sans Dessein (historical) | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Howards Bluff (historical) | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Holts Summit | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| North Jefferson | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Cedar City | 6.0 miles | 26 | |
| Tebbetts | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Mykee Town | 6.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728244. 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.










