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Lawrenceburg, Missouri

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Ozark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65646. The Survey maps it on the Halltown quadrangle.

Lawrenceburg within Lawrence County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

9 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Lawrenceburg between 1995 and 2018, burning about 208 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

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
9 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177145-05558-06092018-1104
5 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 February 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 February 1995Smoking2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 February 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Lawrenceburg: 10 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Iron. 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
Compton MineIronPast Producer
Duncan MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Williams MineCopperPast Producer
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Lawrenceburg MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Murray MtnesLead, ZincPast Producer
Nicholas QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sifferman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Sullivan QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Lead & ZincLead, ZincProspect

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

Storms near this place

12 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lawrenceburg in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg$40,000Minor damage to a home and outbuilding were reported with several trees also uprooted in the Lawrenceburg area. Additionally, a house suffered damage along with multiple outbuildings and numerous trees uprooted eight miles east of Miller on Highway DD.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg$20,000A NWS storm survey determined that straight line winds of 80 to 95 mph snapped and uprooted numerous trees and damaged the roof and siding of a home.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg$15,000Significant tree damage was reported and part of the roof of a home had shingles and decking removed.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg$2,000Several power or phone poles were reported down along Z Highway.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg$1,000A tree was down due to thunderstorm winds and was blocking the road on state highway mm near Lawrenceburg.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg-Several large trees were reported down by high winds. A heavy yard playset was moved and a trampoline was tossed about a quarter of a mile.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg-Winds estimated at 60 miles per hour were reported 5 miles north of Halltown. Numerous branches from 1 to 2 inch were reported down.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg-A trained spotter detected 61 mph winds with a hand held device.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindLawrenceburg-A large tree was blown down.
June 2008HailLawrenceburg-no account filed
May 2003HailLawrenceburg-no account filed
April 1997HailLawrenceburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lawrence County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Nickelville2.2 miles18
Paris Springs3.6 miles18
Halltown4.0 miles18
Spencer4.7 miles18
Stinson4.9 miles17
Call6.9 miles17
Heatonville8.3 miles17
Chesapeake8.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729916. 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.

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.