East Waupun, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Chester town. It lies in ZIP code area 53963. It stands on Libby Creek. The Survey maps it on the Waupun South quadrangle. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Waupun quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Waupun SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Waupun South quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
14,902 words on this townshipThe History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Its Early Settlement, Growth ... an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities ... War Record, Biographical Sketches, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Chester Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Chester Town - 14,902 words.
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of East Waupun between 1994 and 2018, burning about 1,540 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | SOUTH POINT WF |
| 29 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | F180990 |
| 18 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | PEACHY NORTH WF |
| 23 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | NEITZEL WF |
| 22 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | PEACHY RD. WF |
| 22 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | HODGE WF |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1807037 |
| 12 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | PAUTSCH WF |
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 Waupun: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Stone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lehner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Linck Waupun Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waupun Ready Mix Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wegenke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| LeRoy | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Burnett | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Kekoskee | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Farmersville | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Nasbro | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Buckhorn Corner | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Knowles | 10.5 miles | 10 |
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 Waupun | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5329649 | 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 1577583. 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.





