Dellwood, Wisconsin
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Dellona town. It lies in ZIP code area 53959. It stands on Dell Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wisconsin Dells South quadrangle. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
On record in Dellwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Seth Peterson Cottagelisted 1981 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS The Dells quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Wisconsin Dells SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Wisconsin Dells South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Dellwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 236 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 21 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 | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OAK HILL ROAD |
| 4 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PAWS AND CLAWS |
| 25 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SHOOTING RANGE |
| 2 August 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dellwood: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jesse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kettleson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Delton | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Deer Run Estates | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Rock Springs | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| The Courtyards | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| West Baraboo | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| North Freedom | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Baraboo | 8.2 miles | 24 | |
| Greens Corners | 8.4 miles | 15 |
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 Dellwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5254232 | 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 1563890. 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.







