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Old St. Patrick's Church

Built in 1868. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

From the record

“Patrick's Church, also known as The Stone St. Patrick's Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church located near Gravois Mills, Morgan County, Missouri.”

Wikipedia article Old St. Patrick's Church (Gravois Mills, Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Morgan County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · built in 1868.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 sitess, 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. S of Gravois Mills on SR 0, Gravois Mills, 65037
  • When was it listed? March 1979
  • Category. building
  • Township. Osage township
  • When was it built? 1868
  • National Register reference number. 79001384 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

97 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Old St. Patrick's Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,436 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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 burning44
Arson/incendiarism27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Fireworks1
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

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
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 September 1999Debris and open burning45 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 August 1999Arson/incendiarism12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 July 1999Arson/incendiarism15 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 July 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 July 1999Debris and open burning12 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 June 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation210538-07140-06202020-1538

Every fire recorded in Morgan County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 84 workings within 5 miles of Old St. Patrick's Church: 82 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Barium-Barite, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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
Bunkers ProspectZincPast Producer
Gravois BankIronPast Producer
Holst Clay ProspectClayPast Producer
Zinc MineCoal, ZincPast Producer
Dunstan & Yows GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - S&GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Joy ProspectLead, Barium-BaritePast Producer
Nugent DiggingsLead, Barium-BaritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Morgan County

Storms near this property

60 of 102 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gravois Mills, the town this property stands in, in 102 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 45 hail, 32 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 6 tornado. The reports record 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2006Tornado (F2)Gravois Mills5 hurt, $850,000A tornado initially touched down southwest of Gravois Mills and tracked through the city. 20 homes were destroyed while another 10 were damaged. This tornado was spawned from the same cyclic supercell that produced tornadoes back in Hickory, Polk, Dade, and Barton counties.
December 2015FloodGravois Mills$500,000Several low water crossings were flooded and several rural roads had damage due to flood waters. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event.
April 1995Tornado (F1)Gravois Mills$175,000A tornado touched down briefly between one and two miles east of Gravois Mills near the 6.5 mile marker along the Gravois Arm of the Lake Of The Ozarks. A report made by an officer of the Missouri State Water Patrol indicated that the tornado turned over 20 boat docks and damaged or sank between 20 and 25 boats. At least one house was damaged and eyewitnesses said that trees were uprooted with some of the debris left floating on the water. The length and width of the tornado were estimated based on damage reports.
April 2017FloodGravois Mills$100,000Several roads sustained flood damage across the county. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Morgan County.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Gravois Mills$50,000An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down about 3 miles west-northwest of Gravois Mills uprooting numerous trees and causing minor structural damage. The winds were estimated between 70 to 80 mph.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$30,000no account filed
June 2015Flash FloodGravois Mills$25,000A portion of Highway 5 in Gravois Mills was flooded. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across the entire Morgan County for this storm event. Several roads, bridges, and low water crossings were damaged.
June 2008Flash FloodGravois Mills$25,000A creek that flows near downtown Gravois Mills flooded streets and store fronts.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$20,000There were pictures from social media of a large tree blown down on to a mobile home. There were power lines blown down as well.
September 2009FloodGravois Mills$20,000The bridge over Little Buffalo Creek on Clear Water Road washed out.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$10,000Report of trees and a power line down off of Forest Drive.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$10,000There was significant roof and structure damage. Numerous large trees were blown.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$5,000Numerous trees were blown down and an outbuilding was damaged.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$5,000no account filed
June 2009Flash FloodGravois Mills$3,000Excessive rainfall caused flooding and washed out a section of a county road north of Gravois Mills.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$2,000A small shed collapsed due to high winds.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$2,000Minor damage was reported to the roof and deck of a home. Several trees were also reported down in the area.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills$1,000no account filed
April 2026HailGravois Mills-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area.
March 2017HailGravois Mills-This hail report was from a picture on social media.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
April 2014FloodGravois Mills-Seals Road was flooded due to high water from Coffee Creek.
May 2013Flash FloodGravois Mills-Highway MM was flooded.
May 2013Flash FloodGravois Mills-A high water rescue took place at a low water crossing.
May 2013Heavy RainGravois Mills-Rainfall of 3.33 inches was reported in 4 hours.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-Several trees blocked the south bound lane one mile north of Gravios Mills on Highway 5.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-The public reported winds at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-A tree was reported down across Highway 5.
May 2011FloodGravois Mills-Red Hollow Road was flooded.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-A volunteer weather observer reported 58 mph winds.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-A large tree was uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
February 2010Flash FloodGravois Mills-Several low water crossings were flooded near Gravois Mills.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-The public estimated 65 mph wind gusts.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-A large tree was uprooted from thunderstorm wind gusts and landed on a porch of a home.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees along Highway 135.
August 2004Flash FloodGravois Mills-Gravois Creek near Gravois Mills flooded into Gravois Creek Campground. Campers were evacuated from the site.
September 2003Flash FloodGravois Mills-Law enforcement officials observed a flooded over section of Highway O.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-Law enforcement officials observed several downed trees from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
September 2003Flash FloodGravois Mills-Law enforcement officials observed several county roads and low water crossings flooded over.
March 2014Funnel CloudGravois Mills-no account filed
March 2014HailGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2013HailGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2013HailGravois Mills-no account filed
March 2012HailGravois Mills-no account filed
March 2012HailGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2011Funnel CloudGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2011HailGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-no account filed
March 2007HailGravois Mills-no account filed
March 2006HailGravois Mills-no account filed
April 2006HailGravois Mills-no account filed
June 2006HailGravois Mills-no account filed
January 2005Flash FloodGravois Mills-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2004HailGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2004HailGravois Mills-no account filed
May 2004HailGravois Mills-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Morgan County

Map coverage status

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 79001384 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Morgan CountyAll 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.