Lyon, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63068. The Survey maps it on the New Haven quadrangle.
On record in Lyon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Christopher and Johanna Twelker Farmlisted 2016 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1890 USGS Hermann quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Washington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Washington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Lyon between 2001 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135911-03620-04172016-1204 |
| 15 April 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 122098-03620-04142015-1544 |
| 1 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121682-03623-04012015-1125 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lyon: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menner # 3 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Mueller Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Plant # 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyon in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Hail | Lyon | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail near Lyon. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Lyon | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lyon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Clover Bottom | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Kiel | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Port Hudson | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dundee | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Beaufort | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Dissen | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Detmold | 6.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 721701. 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.









