Catfish, Wisconsin
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Westport town. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Waunakee quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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 Madison quadrangle1:62500
- 1892 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1904 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Waunakee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Waunakee quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Catfish (historical) between 2003 and 2020, burning about 557 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2021851 |
| 16 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1822998 |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 342 |
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2017339 |
| 24 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1815050 |
| 14 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 304 |
| 1 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1812921 |
| 4 May 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Catfish (historical): 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endres Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Madison Stone Co Inc Ghost Hill Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Blooming Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Madison Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schumacher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Westport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yahara Materials Company Kipley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendota | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Maple Bluff | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Oak Park Terrace | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Darwin (historical) | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Waunakee | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Windsor | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Elmside | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Kingsley Corners | 5.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1842357. 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.









