Lecoma, 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.
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
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Lecoma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 630 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 |
| 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 |
| 2 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178630-08102-04092018-1637 |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190386-03322-04072020-1735 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Lecoma: 15 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourche A Courtois Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brewer Pit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Bailey Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cold Spring Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Donan Prospect # 2 | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Donan Prospect #1 | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Hyer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lecoma in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 4 hail, 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Lecoma | 2 killed, $450,000 | The NWS survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado occurred. The tornado was estimated to be 100 yards wide along County Road 2050 near Lecoma with estimated winds of 90 to 100 mph. The tornado tracked approximately 1.5 miles before entering into rural Phelps County. Several structures had extensive damage or were destroyed along its path including a mobile home near Lecoma where 2 fatalities occurred. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Lecoma | $60,000 | no account filed |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lecoma | $15,000 | Moderate roof damage occurred to a home near Lacoma. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lecoma | $10,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted or damaged and windows were blown out of a home. The report was received via social media. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Lecoma | - | Penny sized hail fell in the community of Pilot Knob along Highway 63. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lecoma | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lecoma | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lecoma | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lecoma | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Lecoma | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Spring | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Anutt | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hobson | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| North Lenox | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Deep Ford | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lenox | 8.6 miles | 19 | |
| Condray | 9.4 miles | 20 | |
| Hedrick | 10.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 720877. 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.













