Lewis, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Spanish Fork-Payson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84660. The Survey maps it on the Spanish Fork quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Provo quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Spanish Fork quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
287 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 287 fires within 5 miles of Lewis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,649 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 170 |
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 8660 S. |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OUT HOUSE FIRE |
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | P MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SALEM CANAL FIRE |
| 5 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHEPHERD |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ACE |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SWEDE LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Lewis: 18 producers, 14 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castilla Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Clay Canyon Deposit | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Dream Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Milkmaid | Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Silver Hill Property | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Us Ferto Corp | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Shuler Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Shuler Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Benjamin | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Salem | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Shore | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Payson | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Spanish Fork | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Palmyra | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| West Mountain | 4.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1442568. 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.









