Womack, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Saline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. The Survey maps it on the Womack quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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.
- 1910 USGS Higdon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Higdon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Womack quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Womack quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Womack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 323 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ANDERSON HOLLOW |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 62 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200542-06205-04082020-1236 |
| 7 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190209-09435-03072020-0950 |
| 7 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190179-09435-03052020-1330 |
| 20 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 39 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 7 MILE RIDGE |
| 10 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WOMACK |
| 26 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176239-09435-02262018-2221 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Womack: 6 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Lead, Nickel, Cobalt, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron-Pb-Ni-Cu-Co | Copper, Iron, Lead, Nickel, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Lead.Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Womack in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2018: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Womack | 2 hurt | The fourth tornado from the Southeast Missouri supercell formed in extreme southwest Ste. Genevieve County and went on to be the longest and strongest of the four tornadoes. The tornado formed about 9:20 pm CST just east of Route WW and one mile north of Holmes Road. On Kramer Road, just off Route N, the tornado produced F2 damage that was at least 400 yards wide. A double wide mobile home was rolled about 150 yards and completely destroyed. Two occupants suffered serious injuries. Two other mobile homes in the area were also destroyed, along with two barns, a machine shed and a detached garage. The tornado continued northeast and tracked into northern Perry County. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Womack | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Coldwater and Alexander Creeks were well above bankfull, flooding nearby roadways. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Womack | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees across southern portions of Ste. Genevieve County. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Womack | - | Between four and eight inches of rain fell causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Route C near Weingarten, and Highways A and B west and southwest of Ste. Genevieve. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Womack | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in the southern portions of Ste. Genevieve County. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Womack | - | The tornado that started in Madison County near Mine La Motte and crossed southern St. Francois County then crossed into Ste. Genevieve County near Route T west southwest of Womack. The tornado continued east northeast for about 2 miles uprooting trees along the path. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Womack | - | A couple of large trees were blown onto Highway T near Womac is extreme southwest Ste. Genevieve County. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Womack | - | The County Sheriff Department reported trees down blocking County Road WW northeast of Womack. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Clearwater | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Coffman | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Pickel | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Chestnut Ridge | 11.0 miles | 18 | |
| Minnith | 11.2 miles | 19 | |
| Jonca | 12.1 miles | 18 | |
| Millers | 13.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 752964. 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.














