Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“Meier General Store, also known as Butler Bros. Grocer Co., is a historic general store located at New Melle, St.”
Wikipedia article Meier General Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for St. Charles County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Meier General Store between 2011 and 2020, burning about 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177136-09221-06172018-1400 |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176751-09221-04302018-1528 |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176730-09221-04292018-1414 |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176729-09221-04292018-1330 |
| 18 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261386-09221-04182020-1637 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261385-09221-03072020-1554 |
| 26 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178379-09221-03262019-1952 |
| 23 February 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 261384-09221-02232020-1416 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Meier General Store: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Joerling Bros Quarry #1 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Melle, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 14 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | $30,000 | A swath of damaging winds moved through western portions of St. Charles County. Four miles north northwest of New Melle multiple trees were blown down. In Wentzville, a home sustained minor siding and shingle damage. In Lake St. Louis, a home sustained minor shingle damage and a couple of telephone poles were snapped in half and minor tree damage near the intersection of Civic Center Drive and Dauphine Drive. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped a large tree off in town. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Hopewell Road near intersection with Bambi Drive. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in an area from 2 miles northwest of New Melle to about a mile north of New Melle, near the intersection of Foristell Road and Highway Z. |
| March 2012 | Hail | New Melle | - | Numerous reports of large hail in the New Melle area...with the largest being tennis ball size. Also, there were several reports of siding damage, tree limbs knocked down and a couple of cars sustained windshield damage. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | New Melle | - | The tornado first touched down along Freese Lane around a tenth of a mile south of Foristell Road approximately three and a half miles to the northwest of New Melle. The tornado travelled to the east moving into the Auburn Meadows Subdivision where it caused damage to nine homes. The most significant damage occurred when one home lost almost half its roof after the attached garage was destroyed. Damage to this home was rated EF1. The rest of the homes suffered lesser degrees of roof damage. A van was also pushed approximately 30 yards from a driveway into an open grassy area. The tornado then continued to the east along Foristell Road causing damage to trees and several homes. At the Jimmie Hite Horse Stables, several large outbuildings were also heavily damaged. To the east of the stables, a horse arena was demolished. The tornado then continued to move east where it snapped or blew down many trees either side of Highway Z. The tornado continued to the east and moved into the Avondale Hills Subdivision causing minor roof damage to a few homes before lifting and dissipating just east of State Highway DD, north of the intersection with Schwede Road. The maximum intensity was EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 110 mph. The total path length was 7.4 miles with a maximum width 250 yards. |
| December 2008 | Flash Flood | New Melle | - | Several inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on frozen ground in St. Charles county. This caused flash flooding in several locations including Cottleville, New Melle, Weldon Spring, Harvester and St. Peters. In Cottleville, Highway N was flooded just east of Highway K and Motherhead Road was closed due to a mudslide. Highway F, just south of New Melle, was restricted to one lane for a time due to water over the roadway. Also, water was reported over Highway D and Highway F near Weldon Springs. In Defiance, Femme Osage Creek was out of its banks along Highway F. |
| January 2006 | Tornado (F0) | New Melle | - | A small tornado downed trees and damaged an outbuilding southwest of New Melle. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | The local fire department reported utility poles down. |
| June 2004 | Hail | New Melle | - | The public reported 3/4 inch hail south of New Melle. |
| May 2025 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Melle | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Paul's Church | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Daniel Boone House | 4.4 miles | 1973 |
 | Isaac McCormick House | 6.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Wentzville Tobacco Company Factory | 7.0 miles | 1990 |
| Daniel Boone Hays House | 7.0 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000794 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Charles County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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