BlockCalvert, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1998. It stands in La Crosse City. It lies in ZIP code area 54601. It stands on Pammel Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Crosse quadrangle.
On record in Calvert
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Chambers-Markle Farmsteadlisted 1991 · 0.4 miles away
- District School No. 1listed 1996 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1927 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on La Crosse city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
A Stikrixg Evknt
In the month of September of this year, 1847, a circumstance happened v.hich created immense excitement among the residents of La Crosse, involving the character and reputation of one citizen temporarily by the fear that he was guilty of the crime of murder, and had his suspected victim been found dead, as he was at one time likely to have been, the fate of a niui'derer would doulitless have been decreed him.
In the county-history sources
39,168 words on this townshipHistory of La Crosse County, Wisconsin : Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources : an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages-their Improvements, Industries, Manufactories, Churches, Schools and Societies : Its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers : the Whole Preceeded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and the Constitution of the United States, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on La Crosse City covers the township.
Read the chapter on La Crosse City - 39,168 words.
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Calvert between 1992 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004198 |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004189 |
| 30 June 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | LaCrosse District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WIGWAM SLOUGH |
| 14 June 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | LaCrosse District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSEIS |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 68 |
| 2 May 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002320 |
| 9 April 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 195 acres | LaCrosse District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | LAWRENCE LAKE |
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 Calvert: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse City Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| La Crosse Sand Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lacrosse Sand and Gravel Co. Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bahr Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Chipmonk Coulee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ober Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Torgerson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calvert in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Hail | Calvert | $20,000,000 | Hundreds of homes received roof and siding damage as well as broken windows on the south side of La Crosse. Wal Mart department store reported approximately 20 sky lights broken. Hundreds of cars were also damaged with dents and broken windows and mirrors. There were several thousand claims made to major insurance companies in and around the La Crosse area. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Calvert | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Calvert | $650,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused flash flooding across the southern portions of La Crosse County. Homes were evacuated and roads closed along State Highway 35 south of La Crosse and County Road K near Goose Island Park. Flood waters from Mormon Creek were chest high in a mobile home part along U.S. Highways 14/61 southeast of La Crosse where water rescues had to be performed. The BNSF rail line was closed because of washouts between La Crosse and the Vernon County line. Sections of Highways 14/61 in the southern end of the county were damaged and had mudslides over them. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | Calvert | $60,000 | Lightning struck a tree located between two homes on the south side of the city of La Crosse. Fires started in both homes from the lightning strike with moderate damage reported. Several other homes sustained damage to their gas meters. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvert | $40,000 | Trees were blown over on the south side of La Crosse. One of the trees blocked South Avenue near the Shelby Mall while others landed on vehicles. Part of a roof was caved in on a building. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvert | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down or uprooted south of La Crosse. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvert | $5,000 | Amateur radio operators reported some trees blown down and others snapped off. Trees and signs were also blown down on the south side of La Crosse in the Shelby Mall area. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvert | $3,000 | A large tree branch was blown down onto a vehicle on the south side of La Crosse. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvert | $3,000 | Trees were blown down at the Goose Island Park and Campground just south of La Crosse. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Calvert | $3,000 | Amateur radio operators reported widespread street flooding in the cities of La Crosse and Onalaska. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvert | $500 | Several four inch diameter tree branches were blown down across the Goose Island campground. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Calvert | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on the south side of La Crosse. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Calvert | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on the south side of La Crosse. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Calvert | - | Locally heavy rain caused street flooding to occur in the city of La Crosse. Liberty Street near Madison was briefly impassable because of the flooding. At least two vehicles became stuck in the street flooding. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Calvert | - | Heavy rainfall rates overcame the drainage system on the south side of the city of La Crosse causing street flooding to occur along U.S. Highways 14/61. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Calvert | - | On the south side of the city of La Crosse, 2.41 inches of rain fell. |
| May 2012 | Flood | Calvert | - | Locally heavy rain produced some street flooding in the city of La Crosse that included the intersection of U.S. Highways 14/61 (Mormon Coulee Road) and Losey Boulevard. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Calvert | - | Hail the size of quarters was reported, along with street flooding near Wal-Mart on the south side of La Crosse. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Calvert | - | A NWS staff member reported hail between pea and quarter size along with wind gust to 30 miles per hour. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Herrington | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Shelby | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| La Crosse | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Grand Crossing | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cold Springs | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| North La Crosse | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Medary | 7.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577535. 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.