BlockAldens Corners, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Roxbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 53529. The Survey maps it on the Black Earth quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1907 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Black Earth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Aldens Corners (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WHIPPORWILL |
| 13 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PARK AND RIDE |
| 7 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COLLINS RIDGE |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-40 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Aldens Corners (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marxville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hill | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marxville | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Roxbury | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Martinsville | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Springfield Corners | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cross Plains | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dane | 7.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ashton | 7.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1842307. 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.