BlockWilhelmina, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63933. The Survey maps it on the Glennonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Valley Ridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Valley Ridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Glennonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wilhelmina: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilhelmina in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2018: 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 5 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flood | Wilhelmina | 1 killed | A person drowned when attempting to swim in the St. Francis River while it was flooded. |
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF2) | Wilhelmina | 5 hurt, $2,000,000 | The tornado tracked from Clay County, AR to Dunklin County. Most of the damage was in Malden where a number of homes were damaged. A few homes, trees and power poles were damaged from the St. Francis River to Malden. The path was intermittent. The tornado crossed into New Madrid County and then lifted. Estimated peak wind along the entire track was 115 mph. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Wilhelmina | $200,000 | Very heavy rain fell across Northern Dunklin County. 8.50 inches of rain was recorded. Many roads were flooded across Northern Dunklin County especially in the communities of Campbell and Malden. Several homes and businesses were flooded in Malden. An apartment complex in Campbell was flooded with water up to four feet deep. Fifteen residents were rescued from the complex. Several homes were flooded in Campbell as well resulting in additional water rescues. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Wilhelmina | - | Showers and thunderstorms trained over Northern Dunklin County for at least 1-2 hours. Numerous county roads were impassable due to flash flooding as a result. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Place | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| McElyea Place | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Whitaker Place | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Glennonville | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Campbell | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Caligoa | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Valley Ridge | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Brian | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 728855. 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.
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.