Askeaton, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Holland town. It lies in ZIP code area 54126. The Survey maps it on the Greenleaf quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS De Pere quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Greenleaf quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Greenleaf quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Askeaton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 4 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 48 |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 40 |
| 15 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 54 |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 13 |
| 18 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 28 |
| 16 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 39 |
| 11 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 35 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Askeaton: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daanen and Janssen | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brillion Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Geiger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haese Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whittman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Askeaton in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Askeaton | $15,000 | A brief tornado touched down about a mile and a half south of Greenleaf. The tornado damaged the tops of two silos then ripped the roof off a barn (DI 1, DOD 5). Average path width was 75 yards. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Askeaton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged two large tents, and blew down ten others, at Country Aire Farms near Askeaton. The tents were set up in anticipation of the annual Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Askeaton | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged a small building on Country Road D. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenleaf | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Holland | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wrightstown | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Morrison | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sniderville | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Little Rapids | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Wayside | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lark | 9.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577498. 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.




