BlockBeaver Edge, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Beaver Dam town. It lies in ZIP code area 53916. It lies near Little Skunk Island. The Survey maps it on the Beaver Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Beaver Dam NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Beaver Edge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 138 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1908195 |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 220 |
| 10 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1906143 |
| 30 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2005142 |
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 114 |
| 25 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 127 |
| 23 March 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 96 |
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 Beaver Edge: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budde-Miller Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| C C Linck Garage Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kohloff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sunset Beach | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Buckhorn Corner | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| South Beaver Dam | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Fox Lake Junction | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rolling Prairie | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Leipsig | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Fox Lake | 6.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1850634. 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.