Cutler, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cutler town. It lies in ZIP code area 54618. The Survey maps it on the Cutler quadrangle. It stands 925 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Necedah quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Cutler quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Cutler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 654 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1999 | Other causes | 3.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ASPEN FIRE |
| 6 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Necedah National Wildlife Refuge | DNR 76 |
| 24 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cutler in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Cutler | $330,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding to occur across the southern sections of Juneau County. In and near Mauston, flood waters almost reached the entrance door to the sheriff's office and numerous roads were covered by water. Roads were closed due to high water north of Camp Douglas. In Camp Douglas, several homes were flooded with water waist high in the basements. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Cutler | $100,000 | This EF2 tornado developed in Monroe County and moved into Juneau County northwest of Cutler. The tornado moved northeast and dissipated in the Necedah Wildlife Refuge. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Cutler | $8,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Cutler. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $5,000 | Emergency management reported trees down on power line on CTY H north of Hwy 21 about 5 miles northwest of Cutler. Nearby wind observation in Cutler gusted to 44 mph. |
| August 2020 | Flood | Cutler | $4,000 | Runoff from thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flooding to occur across the southern sections of Juneau County. Numerous rural roads had water over them north of Mauston and New Lisbon. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| September 1994 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lone Rock | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Douglas | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Kelly | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Orange Mill | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Necedah | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mather | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Sprague | 10.1 miles | 12 |
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 Cutler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5196871 | 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 1577564. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





