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Lewiston, Wisconsin

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Lewiston town. It lies in ZIP code area 53965. The Survey maps it on the Lewiston quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.

Lewiston within Columbia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

137 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Lewiston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 235 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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
Equipment and vehicle use49
Debris and open burning40
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesLEVEE ROAD PARKING LOT
25 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 August 2001Naturalunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 August 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lewiston: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Macksey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this place

15 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lewiston in 15 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2019FloodLewiston$30,000The WI River at Portage reached major flood stage, cresting at 20.08 feet the late evening of April 21st. Much of the Blackhawk Park and Long Lake areas and its numerous roads and some homes are flooded. Some evacuations occurred in these areas. In the city of Portage, portions of W. Conant St. and Summit St. are flooded including the boat launch. Water rises through the ground and floods portions of Sunset and Franklin Streets. The Fire Department built a berm on Summit St. which prevented the expansion of flooding into more residential areas. Basement flooding was occurring |for homes near the floodwaters. Upstream from Portage, Levee Rd. is closed from highway 33 just south of Portage to Schepp Rd. in Sauk Co. Residents living on Levee Rd. were evacuated due to some erosion of the Caledonia levee which protects the area from substantial flooding. Portions of River Shores Rd. was also flooded on the east side of the river. Downstream from Portage in the Town of Dekorra, around a dozen homes are flooded on highway V. Portions of highway V, River Oaks Rd., and Oak Knoll Dr. are flooded. Across the river and slightly upstream from the Town of Dekorra, a portion of Thunderbird Rd. is flooded.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLewiston$20,000Dispatch reports numerous trees down throughout the county.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLewiston$15,000Numerous trees and tree branches down and 6 to 8 roads blocked by trees over the northern and central portions of the county.
April 2023FloodLewiston$10,000Widespread flooding of the Blackhawk Park and Long Lake areas occurred with many flooded roads and road closures affecting about 50 people. Some seasonal homes along Old River Road were surrounded by floodwaters. Levee Rd., west of Portage but south of the river, was partially flooded. On the west side of Portage and north of the river, floodwaters affected River Shores Rd. Farther south in the Town of Dekorra, about a dozen homes and some outbuildings are flooded near Highway V. Floodwaters flowed over portions of County Highways V, J, River Oaks Road, and Oak Knoll Road. Some residents had to use canoes or boats for transportation to and from their homes.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindLewiston$2,000Large branches down and corn bent over.
April 2026FloodLewiston$1,000The Wisconsin River at Portage rose to Major flood stage. Indian trail in Lake Delton area was flooded. Other roads that were flooded included River Oaks Road in the Town of Dekorra, River Shores Road in the Town of Lewiston, Levee Road, Cty V, Cty J, Wood Street, Summit St, Carroll, Conant St, Cty JV, and Thunderbird Road in the Portage area. Water up to Hwy 51 bridge over Duck Creek. Water approached cabins near river along Levee Rd, River Shores Rd, River Mills Rd. Sunset Point-Conant St were under water. Floodwaters affected homes in the Blackhawk Park area.
October 2018FloodLewiston$1,000The Baraboo River at Baraboo reached minor flood stage, cresting at 18.06 ft. the late morning of October 11th. The Wisconsin River was also flooding at this time which aided in agricultural and lowland flooding of the lower Baraboo River basin. Floodwaters covered portions of parking lots of local businesses near Hwy. 33 and I-90/94. Floodwaters also covered Tritz Rd. near Hwy. 33.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindLewiston-Mesonet observation.
September 2016FloodLewiston-Highway 127 closed in both directions due to water over the roadway.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLewiston-Trees down.
July 2024HailLewiston-no account filed
July 2024HailLewiston-no account filed
April 2008HailLewiston-no account filed
June 2006HailLewiston-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindLewiston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Moe Settlement (historical)3.6 miles15
Wisconsin Dells7.9 miles16
Portage9.6 miles13
Durwards Glen10.1 miles22
Dekorra12.3 miles13
Lake Wisconsin14.6 miles22
Harmony Grove15.1 miles22
Okee15.7 miles22

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 LewistonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6537388The 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 1577702. 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.