BlockCedar Creek, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Polk town. It lies in ZIP code area 53095. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS West Bend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS West Bend quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Creek between 2014 and 2020, burning about 12 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019083 |
| 13 May 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2001417 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801480 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | THERESA |
| 4 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2000045 |
| 20 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019063 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1901269 |
| 30 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801070 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Creek: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johann Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rugby Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Slinger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Diefenbach Corners | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Ackerville | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Jackson | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rugby Junction | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Slinger | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Lake | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Keowns | 5.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562834. 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.