East Farmington, Wisconsin
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Farmington town. It lies in ZIP code area 54020. The Survey maps it on the Osceola quadrangle. It stands 1,040 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1900 USGS St Croix Dalles quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS St Croix Dalles quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS St Croix Dalles quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS St. Croix Dalles quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS St. Croix Dalles SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Osceola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of East Farmington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 209 |
| 16 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | SOMERSET |
| 11 June 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | WATERFALL FIRE |
| 1 June 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 107 |
| 20 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 109 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of East Farmington: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gomulak Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milo Measner Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osceola Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osceola Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ridge Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Scandia Crushing & Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Farmington in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | East Farmington | $18,000 | Spring snow melt and recent heavy rainfall, led to flood waters affecting the Village of Clear Lake, as a breach in a sewer line over-burdened the system causing raw sewage to back up in approximately eight homes. 82nd Avenue in the Town of Osceola was partially closed due to flooding. Residents in the area of the road closure also had water in their homes. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Farmington | - | The local law enforcement officials reported a tree blown down and blocking 10th Street, west of County Road 35, or approximately two miles south of East Farmington, Wisconsin. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Farmington | - | The local law enforcement officials reported a large tree blown down about three miles east of East Farmington, Wisconsin. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Farmington | - | A storm survey determined that several trees blew down south of East Farmington, Wisconsin. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | East Farmington | - | A tornado touched down in the northern city limits of Marine on St. Croix of Washington County in Minnesota, crossed through St. Croix County of Wisconsin, then dissipated in Polk County, Wisconsin. A damage survey found scattered trees down in St. Croix County. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Farmington | - | Trees felled along West Church Road, between 192nd and 200th Streets in Alden Township. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Farmington | - | Swath of numerous trees down. |
| June 2002 | Hail | East Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | East Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Farmington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Horse Creek | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Nye | 7.5 miles | 22 | |
| Dresser | 7.9 miles | 24 | |
| Sand Lake | 10.8 miles | 22 | |
| Saint Croix Falls | 11.3 miles | 23 | |
| Ubet | 11.3 miles | 22 | |
| Wanderoos | 11.4 miles | 13 |
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 East Farmington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5328338 | 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 1564317. 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.











