BlockCortland, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Arcadia town. It lies in ZIP code area 54612. It lies near Trout Run Creek Valley. The Survey maps it on the Dodge quadrangle. It stands 715 feet above sea level. 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
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1929 USGS Fountain City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Winona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Winona quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dodge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Winona quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Cortland (historical): 26 past producers, 11 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolstad Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Kamrowski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keller Creek Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rotering Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sobotta Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arcadia Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Botana Valley Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Bower/Litscher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Buehler Valley Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Castleberg Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Dewey Corners | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dodge | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Creek | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Tamarack | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| North Creek | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Williamsburg (historical) | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Creek (historical) | 10.6 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cortland (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5173339 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1851083. 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.
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.