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Berlin, Wisconsin

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Berlin City. It lies in ZIP code area 54923. The Survey maps it on the Berlin quadrangle. 5,571 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 807 feet above sea level.

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Berlin within Green Lake County

On record in Berlin

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 9 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

203 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Berlin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 burning84
Missing data/not specified/undetermined47
Equipment and vehicle use41
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 September 2012Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesUMOS CAMP FIRE
30 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Green Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Berlin: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A.F. Gelhar Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chier Industrial PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ewald QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ewald QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Green Lake County

Storms near this place

39 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berlin in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 funnel cloud. The reports record 4 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2000HailBerlin4 hurt, $1,500,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindBerlin$1,000,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBerlin$160,000no account filed
April 2010Tornado (EF1)Berlin$130,000A weak tornado spun up southeast of Berlin near the intersection of CTH AA and Forest Ridge Rd. The tornado moved northeast and disappated near the intersection of CTH V and White Ridge Rd. The average path width was 60 yards. A damage survey noted seven high tension wood power poles were snapped. A few trees were uprooted including one that fell on and damaged a car. There was minor roof damage to a barn. Several small barrels were thrown over 100 yards into a nearby field. A portable toilet was moved about 50 feet. Near the end of the track, a TV antenna was snapped and there was damage to the facia of a home. A small shed was destroyed and a couch that was outdoors was thrown about 75 feet. The Green Lake County Emergency Manager estimated property damage at $30,000. Additionally, it is estimated that the power-pole and line replacement cost was about $100,000.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBerlin$100,000County officials reported a tree fell through a house in Berlin. Power lines were reported down by the strong thunderstorm gusts, as well as minor crop damage.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindBerlin$20,000Large trees were uprooted and several power-lines were damaged/felled.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBerlin$20,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBerlin$10,000Tree damage across Berlin.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBerlin$6,000no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBerlin$5,000Scattered trees and power lines down across Berlin.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBerlin$5,000A prolonged period of thunderstorms resulted in multiple trees down in Berlin, including an aluminum garage blown over.
September 2018FloodBerlin$5,000The Fox River reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 15.18 feet the morning of September 12th. Riverside and Webster Parks are flooded in Berlin. Some homes along Webster St. are affected by floodwaters.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindBerlin$5,000no account filed
July 1994Tornado (F1)Berlin$5,000no account filed
April 2011Tornado (EF0)Berlin$300An EF0 tornado developed about 3.5 miles south-southeast of Berlin just south of the intersection of County Road F and County Road AA and traveled northeast about 1.8 miles before dissipating on Meadow Brook Road just east of County Trunk Highway V. The tornadic winds sucked lawn furniture from under a porch where it was being stored and threw it against a fence. Tree branches were snapped and a wooden structure received light damage along the path of the tornado. There was $300 dollars of damage done to an outdoor spa. The exact start location was Lat 43.91978 Lon -88.91302. The exact end locations was Lat 43.93922 Lon -88.88818. The EF-rating was based on DI 27 (TH), DOD 2 which suggests winds speeds around 80 mph. The average path width of the tornado was 30 yards.
August 2024Funnel CloudBerlin-Funnel clouds reported in northern Green Lake County.
August 2015HailBerlin-Dime to nickel size hail falling with estimated winds of 30 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBerlin-The Green Lake County Emergency Manager reported many large tree branches down in the town of Berlin from thunderstorm wind gusts measured at 63 mph (55 knots).
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBerlin-Trees down.
September 2021HailBerlin-no account filed
August 2020HailBerlin-no account filed
August 2019HailBerlin-no account filed
August 2019HailBerlin-no account filed
July 2017HailBerlin-no account filed
June 2011HailBerlin-no account filed
June 2011Funnel CloudBerlin-no account filed
July 2006Funnel CloudBerlin-no account filed
July 2006HailBerlin-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindBerlin-no account filed
May 2004HailBerlin-no account filed
October 2004HailBerlin-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindBerlin-no account filed
April 2002HailBerlin-no account filed
April 2001HailBerlin-no account filed
April 1997HailBerlin-no account filed
July 1996Funnel CloudBerlin-no account filed
August 1995HailBerlin-no account filed
May 1995HailBerlin-no account filed
July 1994Tornado (F0)Berlin-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Green Lake County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fairburn5.0 miles14
Green Lake8.6 miles10
Pleasant Point9.0 miles10
Sherwood Forest9.6 miles10
Forest Glen Beach10.4 miles10
Sandstone Bluff10.5 miles10
Spring Grove10.6 miles10
Tuleta Hills11.2 miles10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BerlinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1569850The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561600. 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.