Lewiston, Georgia
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gordon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31031. The Survey maps it on the James quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Gordon quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS James quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
368 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 368 fires within 5 miles of Lewiston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,202 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 49 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 | 210 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKINSON-006 |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 56 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 24 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-WILKINSON-009 |
| 30 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Lewiston: 13 past producers, 9 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Kaolin, Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hardie Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Sandersville-Macon | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1902, 1961 | |
| Columbia Mine | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzpatrick Mine | Aluminum, Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Cannon Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Crosby No. 3 Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Crosby No. 4 Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Crosby No. 5 Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Crosby-Moore Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Gordon | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Massey Hill | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ivey | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Clayfields | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Carr Corners (historical) | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dedrich | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Carmel (historical) | 10.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 326368. 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.






