Cedar Park, Wisconsin
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Burlington town. It lies in ZIP code area 53105. The Survey maps it on the Rochester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS Silver Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Silver Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Silver Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
23,491 words on this townshipOfficial Record of the Old Settlers Society of Racine County, Wisconsin : with the Historical Address of Charles E. Dyer, Delivered at Burlington, Wis., February 22, 1871, published 1871; The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Burlington Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Burlington Town - 23,491 words.
Fires near this place
29 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Park between 2010 and 2020, burning about 120 acres in total. 1 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 217 |
| 1 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 191 |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 717 |
| 1 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 517 |
| 4 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 97 |
| 30 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 667 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 75 |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 67 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Park: 8 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit Number 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington Pit Yard 12 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ed Prott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J W Peters and Sons Inc Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenosha County Hwy Dept Wilmot Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Krueger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oakes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Payne and Dolan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Lake | 0.3 miles | 19 | |
| Burlington | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rosewood | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Rochester | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Honey Lake | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Eagle Lake Terrace | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Eagle Lake Manor | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Waterford | 5.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562862. 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.








