Weldon, Missouri
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63304. The Survey maps it on the Weldon Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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
- 1937 USGS Weldon Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Weldon Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Weldon Spring quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Weldon Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Weldon Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Weldon between 2006 and 2016, burning about 23 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Weldon: 8 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Squarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Babler State Park Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | 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 | ||
| Weldon Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weldon in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 2010 | Lightning | Weldon | $10,000 | A lightning strike knocked the National Weather Service radar out for about 24 hours until it could be repaired. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Weldon | - | Hail persisted for 10 or more minutes. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Weldon | - | A wide swath of large hail fell across the southern portions of St. Charles County. The National Weather Service reported golf ball sized hail at the office in Weldon Springs. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Weldon | - | After crossing back into St. Charles County there was additional tree damage, broken power poles, and structural damage noted along Greens Bottom Road. The tornado crossed the Missouri River a third and final time, back into St. Louis County traveling across Highway 364 and north of the Creve Coeur Airport. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weldon | - | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage in the Whitmoor Country Club area. A flag pole and a mailbox pole were snapped in half. One large tree branch landed on the roof of a house causing moderate damage. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weldon | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees in an area from the Katy Trail in Weldon Springs to Cottleville then onto St. Peters, and St. Charles areas. One large tree was blown down in the Timberwood Trails subdivision blocking the street. A large portion of a tree landed on the roof of a house on Park Charles Blvd South causing moderate damage and a large trampoline was thrown into a pool 3 houses down from where it had been. Also, the cross arm on a power pole just southwest of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital was snapped. Another large tree was blown over onto a house in the 1000 block of Madison Street near Lindenwood University. The house sustained moderate damage, though no one was injured in the home. Another large tree fell onto an unoccupied car on Elm Street near Duchesne High School. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weldon | - | A four to five inch diameter tree was snapped off at the base at the National Weather Service office. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Weldon | - | Up to 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Gutermuth Road, about three quarters of a mile northeast of the intersection with O'Fallon Road. The nearby creek overflowed onto Gutermuth closing the road for several hours. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Weldon | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Weldon | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Weldon | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Weldon | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Weldon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Spring Heights | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Weldon Spring | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Jacobs | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Toonerville | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Hamburg | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Cottleville | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Howell | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| All Saints Village | 4.8 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756881. 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.











