Arthur, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lima town. It lies in ZIP code area 53818. The Survey maps it on the Rewey 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.
- 1902 USGS Mineral Point quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Rewey quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Arthur between 2018 and 2020, burning about 27 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 7042001 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 704201 |
| 18 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018045 |
| 6 December 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20230 |
| 19 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20217 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Arthur: 25 past producers, 13 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mississippi Valley Prospect | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Bickford Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ebenezer Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Clayton Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Coker No. 1 Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Coker No. 2 Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Coker No. 3 Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Crow Branch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Sphalerite | |
| Crow Branch Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dale Rundell Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arthur in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $15,000 | The roof was blown off a shed northeast of Platteville. Some tree limbs were also blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported most of a roof peeled off of a barn north of Platteville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Union | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Annaton | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Platteville | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Montfort | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ellenboro | 9.9 miles | 16 | |
| Preston | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Stitzer | 10.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560964. 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.






