Burkhardt, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in St. Joseph town. It lies in ZIP code area 54016. It lies near Mount Hellen. The Survey maps it on the Somerset South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1948 USGS New Richmond quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS New Richmond quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Somerset South quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Burkhardt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 274 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20181 |
| 2 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900181 |
| 7 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900149 |
| 4 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 46 |
| 27 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 190057 |
| 9 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 260 acres | St. Croix Wetland Management District | GAME UNLIMITED |
| 27 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 77 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Burkhardt: 8 occurrences, 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badlands Road Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Badlands Road Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bright Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carmichael Road Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Holden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mc Cutcheon Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Hudson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Hudson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Croix River Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Croix River Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burkhardt in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 10 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Burkhardt | $500,000 | A damage survey determined an EF-1 tornado touched down and tracked approximately six miles to two miles southeast of Boardman, Wisconsin. Numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted. Several garages and a boat were blown away. This tornado was also accompanied by very strong southerly inflow winds that also knocked down numerous trees 1/4 to 1/2 mile south of the tornado. |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Burkhardt | $100,000 | A lightning bolt struck a home in Hudson, Wisconsin and caused severe damage. |
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Burkhardt | $25,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that an EF-0 tornado tracked northward across a small portion of Hudson, Wisconsin, near County Road UU, and Larson Lane. Damage was mainly associated with large trees blown down, along with minor damage to several roofs. Based on the extent of the tree and roof damage, winds were estimated between 80 and 85 mph. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | A photo showed the lawn was mostly white with hail. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | Ground was mostly white with hail. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Burkhardt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkhardt Station | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sono Junction | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Northline | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Boardman | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| North Hudson | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hudson | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Roberts | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Somerset | 7.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1581602. 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.








