Lewis Corner, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Jefferson No. 4 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62938. The Survey maps it on the Brownfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1917 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Lewis Corner between 1994 and 2018, burning about 91 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BRASHER CAVE |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ROTTMAN |
| 26 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | LOVERKAMP |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WITTEN |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | 18 acres | Shawnee National Forest | AZOTUS |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HUDSON |
| 5 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Shawnee National Forest | TEMPLE HILL |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | AIRIESON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lewis Corner: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medeker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bay City Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bay City Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Compton Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Compton Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Bethel Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mermet Quarry No. 10 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Tansill | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Temple Hill | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Homberg | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Holmes Corner | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Bay City | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Hodgeville | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Brownfield | 5.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 425102. 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.











