BlockBuss's Corners, Wisconsin
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sun Prairie town. It lies in ZIP code area 53590. The Survey maps it on the Sun Prairie quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Buss's Corners
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Chase Grain Elevatorlisted 2010 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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.
- 1890 USGS Sun Prairie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Sun Prairie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Sun Prairie quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Sun Prairie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Sun Prairie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Sun Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Buss's Corners (historical) between 2013 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STATE ROAD 73 DITCH |
| 24 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 203 |
| 10 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 965 |
| 25 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 228245 |
| 9 May 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 691 |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 669 |
| 21 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 759 |
| 15 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 732 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Buss's Corners (historical): 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Street Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Ziegler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Madison Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccarthy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Token Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Burgess Corners | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Schey Acres | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| City View Heights | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Pierceville | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Prairie View Heights | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Foxmoor Hills | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Hilton Estates | 4.0 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1843065. 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.