Durham, Wisconsin
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Muskego City. It lies in ZIP code area 53150. The Survey maps it on the North Cape quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1891 USGS Muskego quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Muskego quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hales Corners quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS North Cape quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 2010 and 2020, burning about 389 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 140 |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 170 |
| 5 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1376 |
| 27 May 2010 | Natural | 200 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | BIG MUSKEGO MARSH WF |
| 26 May 2010 | Natural | 180 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 93 |
| 1 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 68 |
| 25 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 927 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Durham: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lippman Plant # 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durham in 1 storm report in 2019: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Durham | $1,000 | Flash flooding and closures of multiple roads from New Berlin to Muskego. |
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 Brittany Estates | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Durhamswood | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Squire Glen Estates | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Tess Corners | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Golden Country Estates | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Woodcrest Heights | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Muskego | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Forest | 5.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1564198. 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.








