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13 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
79 topographic sheets cover 26 settlements here, and 13 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 399 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 13 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 12 buildings and 1 district.
- 4 of the 13 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 26 populated places in this county; 26 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
- 3 public-domain county histories, 1888 to 1919, supply 16,835 words of narrative reproduced here.
Places on the National Register
13Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alma Historic District | district | 1982 | 82000631 |
 | Jacob Berni House | building | 1982 | 82000632 |
 | Burlington Hotel | building | 1982 | 82000633 |
| Fugina House | building | 1979 | 79000061 | |
| Harmonia Hall | building | 2009 | 09000453 | |
 | Frederick Laue House | building | 1979 | 79000062 |
 | Frederick Laue Jr. House | building | 1982 | 82000634 |
 | John L. Senn House | building | 1982 | 82000635 |
 | Sherman House | building | 1979 | 79000063 |
 | John Steiner Store | building | 1982 | 82000636 |
 | Dr. J. T. Tenny House | building | 1982 | 82000637 |
 | Tester and Polin General Merchandise Store | building | 1979 | 79000064 |
 | Ulrich Walser House | building | 1982 | 82000638 |
Wildfire, 1993 to 2020
25 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 25 of them, burning about 145 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Trempeleau National Wildlife Refuge | DUNE |
| 8 October 2012 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018013 |
| 7 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 51 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18 |
| 16 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 16 |
| 1 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 13 |
| 30 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202018 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1953 to 2026
60 of 345 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 345 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 9 injuries and about $22,082,460 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 137 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 131 |
| Tornado | 21 |
| Flash Flood | 21 |
| Heavy Rain | 18 |
| Flood | 15 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1982 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 3 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Mondovi | 3 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | 2 hurt, $85,000 | no account filed |
| September 1990 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Mondovi | $4,180,000 | Runoff from heavy rain pushed numerous streams out of their banks across Buffalo County. In addition, mudslides occurred and some bridges were washed out. Five families in Mondovi and Gilmanton were displaced from their homes because of the flooding. In Gilmanton, flood waters from Elk Creek surrounded some houses and water rescues had to be performed to get the residents safely out. Just west of Gilmanton along County Highway B, several feet of flood waters from Elk Creek flowed through 5 homes. State Highways 37 and 88 near Gilmanton were closed because of the flood waters. State Highway 35 south of Alma also had water over the road for a while in the morning. The flash flooding caused a deep hole to form in County Highway N near State Highway 37 northeast of Alma. A 15 foot section of road was washed out near State Highway 88 and County Highway U south of Gilmanton. Household LP tanks were moved by the flood waters and were seen floating down the Little Waumandee Creek near Cream. State Highway 88 and County Highway E near Cream were closed when water from the Little Waumandee Creek covered the roads. State Highway 121 was closed east of Gilmanton when flood waters from a branch of the South Fork Elk Creek covered the road. 1 to 2 feet of water was over State Highway 88 northeast of Cochrane near the intersection with County Highway O. Fifteen homeowners applied for federal assistance after suffering damage to more than half of their homes. |
| May 1953 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Dodge | $1,690,000 | Various roads were closed across the county including County Road EE, which had buckled. Also, 31 mudslides were reported, while multiple homes in Cream had water in their basements. Therefore, significant damage occurred to some roads, homes and businesses. The areas most affected by flooding, mudslides and road closures were along Waumandee Creek from Gilmanton to south of Waumandee. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF3) | Glencoe | $928,000 | This intense EF-3 tornado began near Blank Hill Road where it quickly intensified before damaging three homesteads near highway 88 south of Cream. The most significant damage was to one home where much of the exterior walls were collapsed onto the foundation forming the basis for the EF-3 rating. Other homes and outbuildings sustained significant damage near highway 88 as well. The tornado continued northeast and weakened slightly where additional homes and outbuildings sustained damage before the tornado lifted near County Road X just northeast of Montana. |
| September 2010 | Flood | East Winona | $670,000 | Numerous roads across the county were closed due to flooding. Specific roads included State Highways 35 and 95 near Fountain City, State Highway 88, State Highway 37 north of Alma, Sand Road, Oak Valley Road, and Rose Valley Road. Also, all creeks and drainage areas were flooding in and around Nelson. Eight homes around the county had minor damage, while one business incurred major damage from flood waters. The rain began around 3:30 p.m. CST on the 22nd, and the majority of the rain fell by 7 a.m. CST on the 23rd. At this point, 5.50 inches had fallen at Nelson, while 5.14 inches was measured at Alma. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Buffalo City | $527,000 | After the initial flash flooding across Buffalo County, the flood waters continued to cause problems through July 20th into the 21st. Flood waters along Eagle Creek washed out a bridge on County Road G north of Fountain City. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Buffalo City | $520,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell in Buffalo. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Buffalo City | $500,000 | Heavy rains of 6 to 8 inches across the southern half of Buffalo County produced flash flooding. A mudslide covered a portion of State Highway 37 north of Alma. Portions of County Road O were completely covered by water and the road was closed between Cochrane and State Highway 88. Numerous streets were covered by standing water in Fountain City. Around a half dozen roads were closed across the county because of the flooding. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Urne | $500,000 | Runoff from heavy rains caused landslides to occur that undermined several roads in the vicinity of Urne. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Waumandee | $425,000 | Egg sized hail was reported in Waumandee. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Cochrane | $260,000 | Up to 2.5 inch diameter hail was reported in Cochrane. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Buffalo City | $260,000 | Up to 2.5 inch diameter hail was reported just north of Buffalo. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Cream | $260,000 | An EF-1 tornado passed through rural Buffalo County north of Cream. The tornado was on the ground for about three-quarters of a mile and damaged a house and some outbuildings, including a large machine shed. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Garden Vly | $235,000 | An EF-1 tornado passed through rural Buffalo County north of Waumandee. The tornado was on the ground for about a half mile and removed the second floor of a hunting structure. Significant crop damage also occurred. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Cream | $208,000 | A brief tornado in the vicinity of Cream created mainly tree damage with some minor damage to a few buildings. Some of the trees damaged included 30 inch diameter trees snapped off or blown down. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Fountain City | $200,000 | This tornado crossed the Mississippi River from Winona County, Minnesota, damaged trees at Merrick State Park and in the bluffs east of Highway 35. Falling trees at the state park heavily damaged a guest restroom that was designated as a storm shelter, crushing in the roof. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Alma | $150,200 | Heavy rain produced a mud slide in the city of Alma that did major damage to one residence, three business, roads and utilities. Significant erosion occurred in Alma as a result of the mud slide. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Herold | $126,000 | This short lived tornado damaged mainly power lines and trees through the bluffs of western Buffalo County. One garage near the end of the tornado path was destroyed. Wind damage was also observed south of the track, closer to the Mississippi River, in the tree lines. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Dodge | $115,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell southwest of Dodge. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Trevino | $103,000 | Several mudslides occurred in and around the Nelson area, causing significant damage to the road systems. Several of the smaller creeks were out of their banks and over the bridge crossings. Rainfall between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. CST was estimated to be around five inches. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waumandee | $90,000 | Law enforcement reported several large trees down and barn damage in Waumandee. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Cochrane | $80,000 | A brief tornado developed just south of Cochrane and tracked over the golf course on the east side of town. Multiple farmsteads were hit with damage to outbuildings and trees. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $80,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Waumandee | $75,000 | A trained spotter reported a 3 inch diameter hailstone near Waumandee. This report was made about 10 minutes after the hail core had left the area. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Alma | $60,000 | Egg sized hail fell in Alma. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi | $60,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi | $55,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flood | Waumandee | $50,000 | Two homes were flooded with water up to the first floor windows, causing significant damage to both homes. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lookout | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochrane | $40,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Mondovi | $35,000 | This EF-1 tornado formed northeast of Mondovi and tracked northeast causing some damage to trees and a one-story home before moving into Eau Claire County. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi | $35,000 | The COOP observer reported lots of trees and power lines down. Newspaper articles indicated that some of the fallen trees landed on houses creating roof damage and on a pickup truck smashing the roof and windshield. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Fountain City | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Buffalo City | $34,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell near Cochrane. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $30,000 | Local broadcast media reported trees and power lines down in the Buffalo City and Fountain City areas. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi | $30,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down onto power lines in Mondovi. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Nelson | $30,000 | Egg sized hail fell near Nelson. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshland | $25,000 | The public reported a very large tree uprooted and another large tree snapped south of Marshland. Branches damaged a shed and destroyed a car. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Fountain City | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 1992 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1964 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1960 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Flood | Lookout | $20,000 | Runoff from heavy rains pushed some streams out of their banks across northern Buffalo County. State Highway 37 north and south of Mondovi was briefly closed due to mudslides while County Highway B near Gilmanton was closed because of flooding. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $20,000 | Trees were blown down and power outages occurred in Alma. In addition, one inch hail covered the ground, damaged vehicles and a cracked at least one windshield. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Mondovi | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $17,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelson | $15,000 | Public reported fallen powerlines and power outages near Nelson. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alma | $15,000 | In Alma, significant tree damage occurred, windows were broken and damage occurred to the cemetery. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochrane | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down south of Cochrane. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Dodge | $13,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell east of Fountain City. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Alma | $13,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mondovi Arpt | $12,000 | A few residences along Rongholt Valley Road and County Road Z sustained wind damage from passing thunderstorms, including damage to trees and smaller buildings. |
Mines and quarries
258 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 258 workings inside this county. 10 still produce and 248 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 207 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 46 |
| Stone | 4 |
| Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Marum Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Patzner Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Rotering Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Alma High School Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Averbeck Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bruce Bauer Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo City Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo City Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buffalo River Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo River Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo Slough Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Capps Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cochrane Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Deer Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dregney Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eyedrop Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foegen Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Glen Michael Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Harvey Road Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Irish Valley Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J. Martin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Grebin Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kamrowski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keller Creek Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lizzy Pauls Pond Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lookout Valley Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Many Waters Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marshland Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maxville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Michaels Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mid Valleys Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mirror Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mondovi Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mondovi Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plain View Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| River Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rivers Breeze Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rotering Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Semling Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sessions Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sobotta Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tell Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Twin Lakes Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| W. L. Hauser Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Waumandee Creek Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waumandee Creek Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Allen Dorn Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alma Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alma Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Averbeck Road Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Baecker Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Baures Road Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bennett Ridge Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bennett Ridge Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bernard Traun Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bielefeldt Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Big Bend Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Birdseye View Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Blager Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blank Hill Rd Limestone Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Blank Hill Rd Limestone Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Blank Hill Rd Limestone Deposit #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bluff Siding Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bluff Siding Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bork Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Botana Valley Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Boundless Creek Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bower/Litscher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brommer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brommer Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bruce Bauer Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bruce Goss Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Buehler Valley Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Buell Valley Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Buffalo County Operations | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Buffalo Ridge Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Buffalo Ridge Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Busch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Canada Ridge Rd Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Canada Ridge Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Carl Brommer Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Center Creek Road Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Church Valley Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Cochrane Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| County Line Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Creekside Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Crest Point Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dancing Hills Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Danuser Valley Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Danzinger Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| David Bauer Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dierauer Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Doelle Valley Road Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Donald Beck Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Donald Bremer Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Donald Dierauer Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Donald Rumpel Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Dorns Road Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Coulee Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Valley Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Valley Road Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Valley Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Eagle Valley Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc., | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elwood Mueller Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Eugene Schaub Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| F. C Emmons Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fedie Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Feeder Stream Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Feltes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Feuling Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fisken Valley Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Flat Plains Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Florin Valley Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Forked Waters Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Fountain City Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Fountain City Dolomite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Fountain City Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fountain City Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fountain City Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Fueling Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Gaylord George Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Gerhke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gifford Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe Valley Rd Sh & Dol Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glentz Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hanson Road Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Harvey Ruff Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Henry Schultz Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Henry Schultz Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hesch Valley Stone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hewitt Loomis Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| High Point Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Side Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hoch Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Horseshoe Hills Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Huber Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Huber Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hurlburt Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Inner City Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Janet Ebersold Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| John Lisowski Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| John Lisowski Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joos Valley Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joos Valley Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Joos Valley Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jost Road Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| K. A. Hovey Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Keller Creek Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Keller Creek Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kenneth Ryan Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kenneth Ryan Shale & Dolo. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kirchner Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Kowitz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kralewski Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lenus Wenger Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Litscher Road Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lost Ridge Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| M & M Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Many Hills Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marcus Bremer Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marky Bluff Rd Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Marsolek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marvin Mueller Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Marvin Timm Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Merville Smith Dolomite Doposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mill Creek Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Miller Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Montana Ridge Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Montana Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mud Creek Road Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| N & S Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Narrow Ridge Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ok Ridge Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Parker Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Parker Road Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Peak Ridge Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pearl Stuber Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Peasel Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pfund Brothers Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Pfund Road Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Philip Risler Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Creek Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Plain View Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plautz Brothers Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Praag Sandstone & Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pronchinske Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Putz Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| R Krackow Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Rall Bluff Road Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reginald Fink Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ressie Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riesch Creek Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Riverview Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roger Dienger Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roger Ede Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roger Forthun Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rose Valley Cr Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rothering Stone Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Rothering Stone Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Roy Synstad Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rugged Lands Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Running Ridge Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Sabotta Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Schaffner Dugway Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Scheke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schieche Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Schieche Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| School Road Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Schultz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schultz Valley Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Senn Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Senn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Senn Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Severtson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shepherds Bend Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Split Neck Creek Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Spring Creek Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Creek Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Stage Valley Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Steel Valley Road Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Steep Cliffs Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Strand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sutter Road Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Tenney Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Theivis Road Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Threemile Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tibodeau Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Top View Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Torgerson Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Traun Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Traun Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Creek Limestone Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Lookout Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Ridge Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Vollmer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Vollmer Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wanders Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Waterline Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Waters Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weisenbeck Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wendland Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Werner Engel Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wolf Valley Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wolfe Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wolfe Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Yaeger Road Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Zeigeweid Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
The townships, in 1892
16,835 wordsBiographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin : Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, with Accompanying Biographies of Each; Engravings of Prominent Citizens of the Counties, with Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading Families devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 5 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma City | Alma | 3,728 words | 0 | |
| Belvidere Town | Herold | 1,373 words | 0 | |
| Buffalo Town | Bluff Siding, Marshland | 8,923 words | 14 | |
| Nelson Town | Misha Mokwa, Nelson | 910 words | 0 | |
| Waumandee Town | Anchorage, Waumandee | 1,901 words | 3 |
The county's history books
217,455 words2 books written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 7 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
History of Buffalo County, Wisconsin (1888)
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| The whole text | 193,957 words in 13 parts |
History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties Wisconsin (Volume 2) (1919)
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter 11: Agricultural Development | 8,849 words |
| Chapter 12: Education | 3,174 words |
| Chapter 13: Modern Cities and Villages | 4,419 words |
| Chapter 14: The Press | 1,491 words |
| Chapter 15: Bench and Bar | 1,932 words |
| Chapter 17: A Pioneer Boyhood | 3,633 words |
Every populated place in the county
26Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Anchorage
Waumandee town · 54622 · Near Yaeger Valley · Cream quadrangle
19 sheets, 1932 to 1985
No longer a settlement
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Bluff Siding
Buffalo town · 54629 · Near Chicken Valley · Winona East quadrangle
18 sheets, 1929 to 1985
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Bohri
Cross town · 54629 · Near Heuer Valley · Dodge quadrangle
16 sheets, 1929 to 1985
No longer a settlement
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Buffalo City
Buffalo City city · 54622 · Near Bucks Island · Cochrane quadrangle
14 sheets, 1932 to 1985
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Cochrane
Cochrane village · 54622 · Near Water Snake Island · Cochrane quadrangle
14 sheets, 1932 to 1985
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Fountain City
Fountain City city · 54629 · On Waumandee Creek · Fountain City quadrangle
16 sheets, 1929 to 1985
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Misha Mokwa
Nelson town · 54756 · Near Cascade Valley · Wabasha North quadrangle
16 sheets, 1932 to 1989
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Savoy
Maxville town · 54756 · On Little Buffalo Slough · Ella quadrangle
13 sheets, 1935 to 1990
No longer a settlement
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Springdale
Canton town · 54755 · Near Carrel Valley · Tarrant quadrangle
12 sheets, 1929 to 1985
No longer a settlement
The vanished settlements of Buffalo County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.