BlockBuckhorn Corner, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Beaver Dam City. It lies in ZIP code area 53916. The Survey maps it on the Buckhorn Corner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Fox Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Buckhorn Corner quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
36,217 words on this townshipThe History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Its Early Settlement, Growth ... an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities ... War Record, Biographical Sketches, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Beaver Dam City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Beaver Dam City - 36,217 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn Corner between 2005 and 2020, burning about 192 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | BURNETT WF |
| 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 |
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 114 |
| 24 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 424201 |
| 14 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | CHESTER SCHOOL WF |
| 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Buckhorn Corner: 3 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Edge | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Sunset Beach | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Beaver Dam | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rolling Prairie | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Atwater | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Burnett | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fox Lake Junction | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| South Beaver Dam | 6.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577530. 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.