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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.

Womack within Ste. Genevieve County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1992

Regional 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 burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 April 1995Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresMark Twain National ForestANDERSON HOLLOW
8 April 2020Debris and open burning62 acresMissouri Department of Conservation200542-06205-04082020-1236
7 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation190209-09435-03072020-0950
7 March 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation190179-09435-03052020-1330
20 March 2001Debris and open burning39 acresMark Twain National Forest7 MILE RIDGE
10 March 2004Debris and open burning40 acresMark Twain National ForestWOMACK
26 February 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.9 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176239-09435-02262018-2221

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ste. Genevieve County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Smith ProspectIronProspect
Unknown - Iron-Pb-Ni-Cu-CoCopper, Iron, Lead, Nickel, CobaltPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead.ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown Lead.ZincLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ste. Genevieve County

Storms near this place

8 since 2002

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2006Tornado (F2)Womack2 hurtThe 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 2018Flash FloodWomack-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 2018Thunderstorm WindWomack-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees across southern portions of Ste. Genevieve County.
April 2017Flash FloodWomack-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 2017Thunderstorm WindWomack-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in the southern portions of Ste. Genevieve County.
March 2006Tornado (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 2006Thunderstorm WindWomack-A couple of large trees were blown onto Highway T near Womac is extreme southwest Ste. Genevieve County.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindWomack-The County Sheriff Department reported trees down blocking County Road WW northeast of Womack.

Every storm recorded in Ste. Genevieve County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Avon5.1 miles19
Clearwater6.6 miles19
Coffman7.1 miles19
Pickel9.3 miles18
Chestnut Ridge11.0 miles18
Minnith11.2 miles19
Jonca12.1 miles18
Millers13.0 miles18

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.