Williamsburg, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Nine Mile Prairie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63388. The Survey maps it on the Williamsburg quadrangle. It stands 840 feet above sea level.
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 Chamois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1890 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Montgomery City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Montgomery City 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 Williamsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Williamsburg between 2011 and 2020, burning about 30 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189935-01420-07282019-1545 |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261393-01420-06202020-1219 |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177545-01420-04202018-1400 |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189932-01420-03262019-1529 |
| 3 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177387-01420-02032018-0115 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Williamsburg: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blaussett Pits | 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 | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamsburg in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2017: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Williamsburg | $50,000 | A small tornado struck a farm south of Williamsburg. One barn was completely destroyed as was a grain silo. Three outbuildings were also severely damaged. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down around town. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Williamsburg | - | A weak tornado formed one mile east of Williamsburg, Missouri along Old US 40 at a residence and business where two barns were damaged and another was destroyed. Two vehicles were also flipped at this location. Debris was tossed up to one mile down the tornado's path into the adjacent farm field and tree line. The tornado then crossed County Road 1031, snapping a power pole. The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing County Road 1033. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 1.58 miles. Maximum path width was 50 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported with this tornado. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Several large trees, the largest was three feet in diameter, were blown over in Williamsburg. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi on Interstate 70 near mile marker 158. No information on if the driver was injured or not. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Sixty nine mile per hour wind gust recorded at a University of Missouri ag site. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Hail up to golf ball size was reported in the Williamsburg area. It was reported that the ground was completely covered by the hail. |
| July 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Williamsburg | - | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported a funnel cloud near Williamsburg. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yucatan | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Shamrock | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bachelor | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Calwood | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Readsville | 8.0 miles | 21 | |
| Toledo | 8.3 miles | 21 | |
| Garrett (historical) | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Reform | 11.5 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Williamsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8021148 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729412. 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.










