Farmers Grove, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1981. It stands in York town. It lies in ZIP code area 53570. The Survey maps it on the New Glarus quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1923 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
10,659 words on this townshipHistory of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1877; History of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on York Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on York Town - 10,659 words.
Fires near this place
21 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Farmers Grove (historical) between 2018 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3387 |
| 18 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806345 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1904463 |
| 8 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018-17 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3368 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018-16 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2006575 |
| 29 April 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806350 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Farmers Grove (historical): 6 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newkirk Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Zweefel Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Deans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Freitag Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Goebeli Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hustad Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lingard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nybroten Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| P.W. Ryan Sons, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wirth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postville | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| New Glarus | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Willet (historical) | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Monticello | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Schultz | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Ross Crossing | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Stearns | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Exeter | 11.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2760449. 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.







