Buena Park, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Waterford town. It lies in ZIP code area 53185. The Survey maps it on the Waterford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1891 USGS Muskego quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Muskego quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hales Corners quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
11,210 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 Waterford Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Waterford Town - 11,210 words.
Fires near this place
17 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Buena Park between 2018 and 2020, burning about 129 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20028 |
| 10 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20031 |
| 3 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20018 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18031 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TICHIGAN |
| 20 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1800264 |
| 19 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20032 |
| 13 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900076 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Buena Park: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alby Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alby Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Degraves Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oakes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Racine County Hwy Dept Frost Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rochester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wuttke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Heights | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Waterford | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Tichigan | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rochester | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Caldwell | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Wind Lake | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Beaumont | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Browns Lake | 6.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562352. 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.








