Excelsior, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Richwood town. It lies in ZIP code area 53518. It lies near McKinney Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mount Zion quadrangle. It stands 686 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1933 USGS Boaz quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Boaz quadrangle1:62500
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mt. Zion quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Excelsior between 1992 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GARNER LAKE FIRE |
| 24 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Excelsior: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Excelsior Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Excelsior in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Excelsior | $20,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused several streams to go out of their banks across western Richland County. The resulting flood waters caused some roads to be closed including State Highways 56 and 171 along with County Highway F near Excelsior and County Highways E and Q near Boaz. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Excelsior | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down northwest of Port Andrews. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Excelsior | $3,000 | An amateur radio group reported a shed was removed from its foundation 2 miles southwest of Excelsior. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Excelsior | - | Hail ranging in size from dimes to quarters fell in Excelsior. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Excelsior | - | Quarter sized hail fell just northeast of Excelsior. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavera | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Westport | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Prairie | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Wild Rose | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Port Andrew | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Byrds Creek | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Basswood | 6.9 miles | 12 |
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 Excelsior | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5419449 | 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 1564780. 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.







