Lewis, Missouri
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Deer Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64735. The Survey maps it on the Calhoun West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1887 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Calhoun West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Lewis between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,560 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230787-04200-09252020-1630 |
| 2 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 225 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | TEBO |
| 5 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 231 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | THRUSH |
| 5 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 39 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lewis: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarles Quarry #6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Quarles | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Alberta | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Clinton | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Livingston | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sparrow | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hortense | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Huntingdale | 7.2 miles | 18 |
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 Lewis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27149981 | 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 720930. 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.








