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Colgate, Wisconsin

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 53017. The Survey maps it on the Sussex quadrangle.

Colgate within Waukesha County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Colgate between 2012 and 2020, burning about 20 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/undetermined17
Debris and open burning6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 August 2012Natural1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1801183
14 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2002444
20 June 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2002129
11 June 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20259
5 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2000661
5 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18200
4 May 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19560

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Waukesha County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Colgate: 18 producers, 9 past producers, 4 unknowns. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fonda Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Four Halquist QuarriesStoneUnknown
Genessee & Lannon QuarriesStoneUnknown
Lannon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Burg Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Carlsons Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Cawley Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Dudovick Limestone OperationLimestone, DimensionProducer
Halquist Stone Company Ideal QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Lannon QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer

Every working recorded in Waukesha County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lake Five3.4 miles22
Lisbon3.5 miles20
Lannon3.9 miles20
Willow Springs3.9 miles20
Sussex4.2 miles20
Menomonee Falls4.8 miles20
Merton6.2 miles22
Camp Whitcomb6.5 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1563263. 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.