Abells Corners, Wisconsin
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Lafayette town. It lies in ZIP code area 53121. The Survey maps it on the Elkhorn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Delavan quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Delavan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Elkhorn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
13,062 words on this townshipHistory of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources...its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin...and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution.., published 1882; History of Walworth County, Wisconsin .., published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lafayette Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lafayette Town - 13,062 words.
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Abells Corners between 2018 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 336 |
| 8 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 281 |
| 15 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 241 |
| 14 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 239 |
| 1 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1906001 |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19012 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 153 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 137 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Abells Corners: 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Ames Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Home Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jolliffe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mawhinney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Paddock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tibbets | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Lauderdale | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Elkhorn | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Mayhews (historical) | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Lauderdale Shores | 3.9 miles | 32 | |
| Millard | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Adams | 5.2 miles | 32 | |
| Bowers | 5.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560665. 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.







