Allenton, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Addison town. It lies in ZIP code area 53002. It stands on Limestone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Allenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1904 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Allenton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Allenton between 2017 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 130 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 111 |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801057 |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801058 |
| 17 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801055 |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 92 |
| 28 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 102 |
| 21 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1601044 |
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 Allenton: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Bend Sand & Stone Schelle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Allenton in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allenton | $100,000 | no account filed |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allenton | $25,000 | A squall line produced an estimated 100 mph downburst just northeast of Allenton. A 10 x 12 foot section of roof decking was torn off a home. A 20 x 20 foot section of shingles were removed from a home along with damage to the chimney. 18 healthy trees in a one mile stretch were blown down in the same direction. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Allenton | - | Strong downburst winds from a supercell thunderstorm. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Allenton | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Allenton | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Allenton | - | no account filed |
| October 2020 | Hail | Allenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Allenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Allenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Allenton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Addison | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Aurora | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Nenno | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Lawrence | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kohlsville | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Nabob | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Lake | 5.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560781. 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.






