Bohners Lake, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Burlington town. It lies in ZIP code area 53105. The Survey maps it on the Genoa City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Genoa City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
23,491 words on this townshipOfficial Record of the Old Settlers Society of Racine County, Wisconsin : with the Historical Address of Charles E. Dyer, Delivered at Burlington, Wis., February 22, 1871, published 1871; The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Burlington Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Burlington Town - 23,491 words.
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Bohners Lake between 2018 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 164 |
| 1 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 191 |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 717 |
| 1 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 517 |
| 4 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 97 |
| 30 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 667 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 75 |
| 30 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 128 |
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 Bohners Lake: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit Number 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J W Peters and Sons Inc Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Payne and Dolan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bohners Lake in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bohners Lake | $30,000 | A concentrated area of large trees down on and near to Mc Henry Drive. Many of the large trees were rotted or had shallow roots. Trees landed on an above ground swimming pool, a chain link fence, a pickup truck, and a roof of a home. A barn was also damaged by the high winds. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bohners Lake | $7,000 | Several large trees down. A shed, barn, and playset damaged just to the north. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Bohners Lake | - | A strong current of water and mud flowed from a farm field onto Schaal Road. Afterward, the highway department removed five truck loads of mud. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bohners Lake | - | Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bohners Lake | - | Trees down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Bohners Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Bohners Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Bohners Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bohners Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Bohners Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Wheatland Estates | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar Park | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Browns Lake | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Honey Lake | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rosewood | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rochester | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Eagle Lake Manor | 9.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867652. 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.









