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Briggsville, Wisconsin

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Douglas town. It lies in ZIP code area 53920. The Survey maps it on the Briggsville quadrangle.

Briggsville within Marquette County

On record in Briggsville

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Briggsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 burning54
Equipment and vehicle use22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony9
Arson/incendiarism5
Other causes4
Natural1
Smoking1

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
25 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 September 2005Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 August 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 August 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 August 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 August 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marquette County

Storms near this place

22 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Briggsville in 22 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008Tornado (EF1)Briggsville$300,000This tornado started in Adams county and moved southeastward into Marquette county at the intersection of 1st Ave. and Glen Ave., and dissipated just north of STH 23, mid-way between 3rd Ave. and Neenah Creek. It resulted in minor damage to 4 residential homes, minor damage to 2 agricultural buildings, major damage to 2 agricultural buildings, and destroyed 1 agrcultural building. Total residential damage was about $100K and total agricultural damage was about $200K. Some corn crop was also damaged. The lat/long starting location in Marquette County was 43.68597/-89.59951, and the ending location was 43.66950/-89.56055. DI#1 (SBO), DOD6. Winds estimated at 100 mph. Average path width was about 50 yards.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Briggsville$51,000The tornado started near Grouse Rd east of Briggsville and then tracked to the northeast. The worst damage was to an onion farm south of County Road O. The tornado crossed Interstate 39 and dissipated near County Road CX. Storm chaser videos and photos along with security camera footage from the onion farm confirm the tornado.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBriggsville$40,000no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindBriggsville$20,000Fire department officials reported many trees and power lines downed by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated up to 85 mph (74 knots) in Briggsville. Tree debris damaged several cars, with roof damage to several homes.
June 2000FloodBriggsville$10,000no account filed
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBriggsville$8,000Numerous trees down scattered across the county.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBriggsville$2,000Several trees down near Briggsville.
August 2018FloodBriggsville$1,000Highway 23 closed at the Neenah Creek bridge 2 miles east of Briggsville due to the flooding of the creek.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindBriggsville$1,000One tree blown down.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindBriggsville$1,000no account filed
September 2016FloodBriggsville-Highway 23 closed near Briggsville due to high water from the flooding of Neenah Creek.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBriggsville-Several trees were uprooted.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBriggsville-Fire department personnel reported thunderstorm wind gusts up to an estimated 52 knots (60 mph).
September 2025HailBriggsville-no account filed
May 2012HailBriggsville-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBriggsville-no account filed
August 2003HailBriggsville-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindBriggsville-no account filed
May 2002HailBriggsville-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBriggsville-no account filed
June 1999HailBriggsville-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindBriggsville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marquette 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
Douglas Center3.5 miles15
Endeavor7.6 miles12
Anacker7.8 miles12
Buffalo Shore Estates8.5 miles12
Oxford8.7 miles11
Packwaukee10.1 miles10
Glen Oak13.4 miles12
Lawrence15.9 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562201. 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.

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.