Bateman, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lafayette town. It lies in ZIP code area 54729. The Survey maps it on the Lake Wissota 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.
- 1934 USGS Chippewa Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Chippewa Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lake Wissota quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Bateman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19130 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18097 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19097 |
| 6 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WISSOTA FIRE |
| 22 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019035 |
| 29 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bateman: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Perrenoud Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Toutant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bateman in 17 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Lightning | Bateman | $60,000 | Chippewa Falls fire crews said that a lightning strike caused $60,000 worth of damage to a home in the Town of Lafayette Monday afternoon. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Bateman | $25,000 | The approach on both sides of a bridge were taken out early this morning due to heavy rain. The location was on 20th Avenue approximately .8 miles east of County Hwy K in the Town of Lafayette, Chippewa County. The area reportedly received about three inches of rain overnight. The township also had shoulder damage at County Hwy J and 190th Street. |
| August 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Bateman | $25,000 | A storm chaser videotaped a tornado touching down just northwest of Cadott. It touched down about one mile west of the intersection of County Highway O and XX and traveled just south of County O, dissipating as it reached County XX. One barn was heavily damaged and had to be torn down. An unused old barn was also heavily damaged. Tree damage was also noted. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | $10,000 | A large tree fell on a home and caused significant damage to the roof and electronic gear on the upper floor. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Bateman | - | Photo confirmed hail up to 1 inch in diameter and damage to siding of a house from hail. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | - | Eight inch diameter branch downed. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | - | A social media picture of large pine trees blown over near 50th Avenue and Lake Wissota. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | - | A large tree blew down in Lake Wissota State Park. There was a public weather wind sensor that measured 68 mph wind gust near the area. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Bateman | - | The tornado uprooted or broke hundreds of trees. Many trees landed on houses. Shingles were also removed from portions of two roofs. Soffits were torn away from three houses. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Bateman | - | Several roads were impassable at times, especially from the city of Cadott, northeastward to Otter Lake. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Bateman | - | A measured rainfall report of 2.69 inches occurred over the past 12 hours near Bateman. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | - | A few trees were blown down on the east side of Lake Wissota, in Chippewa Falls. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Bateman | - | Local county officials, trained observers, and the general public indicated widespread flooding across portions of northwest and western Chippewa County as locally 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in less than 3 hours. Several roads were closed during the height of the storm, plus the city of Chippewa Falls had some problems with flooded roadways. In addition, five feet of water was reported in the basement of one residence in Chippewa Falls and at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls. In addition, County Highway S was closed east of the U.S. Highway 53 due to a washout. Other roads in Chippewa county, including Highway C and State Highway 40, and Highway T at the Highway N intersection, were closed due to flood waters. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | - | Several trees were snapped and uprooted east of Chippewa Falls on County Road K. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bateman | - | There was a swath of trees uprooted from County Hwy K to the Village of Cadott. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Bateman | - | A trained spotter measured 2.58 inches of rainfall in less than one hour. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bateman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wissota | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Anson | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Norma | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cadott | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Chippewa Falls | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jim Falls | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Irvine | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hallie | 9.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561301. 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.






