Ashford, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dayton town. It lies in ZIP code area 53581. It stands on Pier Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richland Center 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
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Ashford (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY Q |
| 10 July 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FIRE WORKS 1 |
| 24 June 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DAYTON RIDGE |
| 6 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Ashford (historical): 4 past producers, 3 producers, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Bert Ray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bethke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ewing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Huth Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Motts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Muldowney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shannon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| McGrew (historical) | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Richland Center | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mill Creek (historical) | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gillingham | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Basswood | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Five Points | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Wild Rose | 7.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1957772. 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.







