Butte des Morts, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Winneconne town. It lies in ZIP code area 54927. It sits by Grand Butte Des Morts. The Survey maps it on the Omro quadrangle.
On record in Butte des Morts
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 1 record
- Augustin Grignon Hotellisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Omro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oshkosh quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,161 words on this townshipHistory of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and Early History of the Northwest, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Winneconne Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Winneconne Town - 3,161 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Butte des Morts between 2003 and 2020, burning about 406 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202039 |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 284 |
| 22 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018028 |
| 4 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY H #1 |
| 12 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202018 |
| 20 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 160 |
| 29 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201812 |
| 18 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202053 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Butte des Morts: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Broehm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Doro Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Grundy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sheppard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thomack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Butte des Morts in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butte Des Morts | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees near Butte des Morts. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Butte Des Morts | - | A brief tornado touchdown was witnessed by the Oshkosh Fire Department near Highway 45 near Butte des Morts. No damage was reported. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Butte Des Morts | - | A storm chaser and the public spotted a tornado over Lake Butte des Morts near County S. The tornado dissipated before reaching shore. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Butte Des Morts | - | Penny size hail fell east of Butte Des Morts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Shore Acres | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Plummer Point | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Rivermoor | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Harbor Springs | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Allenville | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Reighmoor | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Winneconne | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Shangri La Point | 3.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562472. 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.



