BlockAnnaton, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Clifton town. It lies in ZIP code area 53554. It stands on Crow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Stitzer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1900 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Stitzer quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Annaton between 2014 and 2018, burning about 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 42318 |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DODGEVILLE CO-OP 6 |
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 Annaton: 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Klaas Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crow Branch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Crow Branch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Washburn Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| L.B.Brogley Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Lead Pits | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Annaton in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2018: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Hail | Annaton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Annaton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Annaton | $8,000 | Winds were sustained at 30 mph. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Annaton | $7,000 | Runoff from heavy rains pushed several small streams out of their banks across central Grant County. U.S. Highway 61 had to be closed between Lancaster and Fennimore because of the flooding. State Highway 81 near Ellenboro had up to a foot of water on it. At least one home near Stitzer had water in the basement. Three people were rescued from vehicles on Vesperman Road near Ellenboro. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Annaton | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Stitzer. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Stitzer | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Livingston | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lancaster Junction | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Arthur | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Montfort | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fennimore | 8.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560881. 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.