BlockBuffalo Shore Estates, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Packwaukee town. It lies in ZIP code area 53949. It stands on Chapman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Endeavor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Portage quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Portage quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Endeavor quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
252 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of Buffalo Shore Estates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 378 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 burning | 94 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIT FIRE 1 |
| 2 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 23 & 10TH |
| 15 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Buffalo Shore Estates: 1 plant. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packwaukee | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Endeavor | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Douglas Center | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Glen Oak | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oxford | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Anacker | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Briggsville | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Montello | 8.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562372. 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.