Carcajou, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Sumner town. It lies in ZIP code area 53538. It stands on Koshkonong Creek. The Survey maps it on the Busseyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1891 USGS Koshkonong quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Koshkonong quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Koshkonong quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Busseyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Fort Atkinson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,406 words on this townshipThe History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Biographical Sketches .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Sumner Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Sumner Town - 1,406 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Carcajou between 2013 and 2020, burning about 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1808574 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20504 |
| 17 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1805345 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1804260 |
| 31 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1903267 |
| 16 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1803200 |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1803198 |
| 27 February 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 190 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Carcajou: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koshkonong Manor | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Busseyville | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Glenn Oaks Beach | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Koshkonong | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| North Shore | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Koshkonong Mounds | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Vinnie Ha Ha | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Blackhawk Island | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562713. 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.









