Camp Whitcomb, Wisconsin
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Merton town. It lies in ZIP code area 53029. The Survey maps it on the Merton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1892 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1909 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hartland quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Merton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
26,045 words on this townshipThe History of Waukesha 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 Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Merton Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Merton Town - 26,045 words.
Fires near this place
26 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Camp Whitcomb between 2004 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900183 |
| 20 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20259 |
| 8 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1800143 |
| 4 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19560 |
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 125 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18549 |
| 1 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18192 |
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 Camp Whitcomb: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burg Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| North End Limestone Operation | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Colgate Pit Yard 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| K and N Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lutz Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sussex 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562674. 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.







