Albion, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Albion town. It lies in ZIP code area 53534. The Survey maps it on the Rockdale quadrangle.
On record in Albion
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 1 record
Hall, Samuel, Houselisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Stoughton quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Rockdale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Stoughton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
17,674 words on this townshipHistory of Dane County, Wisconsin ... Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Albion Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Albion Town - 17,674 words.
Fires near this place
26 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Albion between 2013 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201056 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1808574 |
| 11 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19738 |
| 7 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806391 |
| 2 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20561 |
| 15 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19509 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20504 |
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018051 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Albion: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaupanger-Ramsey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wolf Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albion in 24 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | Albion | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $50,000 | A 100 year old barn collapsed. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $50,000 | A grain bin was destroyed and and several large trees were uprooted. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $5,000 | Forty foot shed lifted and thrown into adjacent field. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $2,000 | Trees down. One large tree fell on a home's roof, resulting in minor damage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Tree fell through roof of a home. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Albion | - | Tennis ball sized hail. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Branches down. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Albion | - | Up to 3 feet of water on the off ramp of I-90 and highway 73. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Albion | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding as water reached depths of 3 feet or more and several cars stalled. This was the 2nd of 6 flash floods in Dane County on 3 different days. The first one occurred on June 7th, the next two on June 8th, and the last three on June 12th. In all six cases, damage to homes, businesses, and crops was noted. It was nearly impossible to break down the damages by flash flood event. Therefore, the collective breakdown is provided in the last June 12th flash flood StormData entry for Dane County. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | A utility pole fell on a house. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton Beach Park | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Hills | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Highwood | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Indian Heights | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hillside | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hanerville (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Utica | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Rockdale | 6.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560730. 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.







