Denzer, Wisconsin
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Honey Creek town. It lies in ZIP code area 53951. It lies near Pine Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Black Hawk quadrangle. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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 Denzer quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS North Freedom quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Black Hawk quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS North Freedom SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
924 words on this townshipGuide Book to the Wild & Romantic Scenery in Sauk County, Wisconsin, published 1873 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Honey Creek Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Honey Creek Town - 924 words.
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Denzer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HAPPY HILL WHEAT |
| 26 June 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ELM ROAD FIRE |
| 31 May 1998 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FARM ALL FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Denzer: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Matousek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Witwen | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Black Hawk | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Bluffview | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| LaRue | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Loddes Mill | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| North Freedom | 8.0 miles | 19 | |
| Plain | 9.5 miles | 11 |
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 Denzer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5259893 | 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 1563909. 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.






