Lemons, Missouri
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Wilson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63565. The Survey maps it on the Unionville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Unionville West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Lemons between 1992 and 2019, burning about 315 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179598-00000-04192019-2030 |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 229 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179608-10547-03222019-1725 |
| 20 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 January 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lemons in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Hail | Lemons | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Lemons. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemons | - | A tree was uprooted. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemons | - | A large hog barn was blown apart and 6 to 12 inch diameter trees down. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Lemons | - | Water covering road at intersection of State Route HH and 5. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Lemons | - | State Route UU and Highway 136 flooded. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Lemons | - | Southbound Highway 5 closed due to high water. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Lemons | - | Tornado reported by spotter in open country. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lemons | - | Walnut size hail and 60 mph wind gusts were reported by the public. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Lemons | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lemons | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lemons | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Lemons | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Lemons | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unionville | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Quinn | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Rosewood | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| West Liberty (historical) | 7.2 miles | 7 | |
| Midway | 7.8 miles | 7 | |
| Blackbird (historical) | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Elko | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Terre Haute | 10.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735686. 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.
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.




