Dale, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Dale town. It lies in ZIP code area 54931. The Survey maps it on the Hortonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS New London quadrangle1:48000
- 1969 USGS Hortonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Dale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 457 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3 |
| 21 June 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 June 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 71 |
| 9 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 5000117 |
| 5 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY HIGHWAY W |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Dale: 14 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Courtney and Plummer Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| F Acheson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hortonville Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hortonville Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hortonville Sand Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Island Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J Jentz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J R Lathrop Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jentz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dale in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dale | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Dale. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Dale | - | Quarter size hail fell near Dale as thunderstorms passed. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Dale | - | Quarter size hail fell near Dale as thunderstorms moved across southwest Outagamie County. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Dale | - | The tornado that formed near Saxeville in Waushara County moved across southeast Waupaca County and into southwest Outagamie County at 7:32 pm CDT (1832 CST). The tornado, which was not on the ground the entire time, damaged a couple of farm buildings just south of Hortonville before it dissipated. One of the buildings lost part of its roof (DI 1, DOD 5). The average path width was 100 yards. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Dale | - | A ham radio operator spotted a funnel cloud near Dale in southwest Outagamie County. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dale | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Dale. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dale | - | Half dollar size hail fell in Dale. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Dale | - | Half to three-quarter inch hail lasted for 9 minutes. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Dale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 2.1 miles | 7 | |
| Hortonville | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Greenville | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Stephensville | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Hamples Corner | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Shiocton | 13.0 miles | 8 | |
| Bell Heights | 13.9 miles | 10 | |
| Appleton | 14.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1563669. 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.
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.



