Lake Spring, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Watkins Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65401. The Survey maps it on the Lecoma quadrangle. It stands 988 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1928 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Meramec Spring quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Lecoma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Lecoma quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Lake Spring between 1992 and 2020, burning about 389 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 Lake Spring: 19 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nivens Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Blair Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Bowman Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bowman Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Brewer Pit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Bailey Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cold Spring Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Donan Prospect # 2 | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecoma | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hobson | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Anutt | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Condray | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Deep Ford | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bangert | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| North Lenox | 9.1 miles | 19 | |
| Boscobel (historical) | 9.4 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lake Spring | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471610 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720757. 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.













