Farmers Valley, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Angelo town. It lies in ZIP code area 54656. The Survey maps it on the City Rock quadrangle. It stands 840 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1916 USGS Tomah quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Tomah quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Tomah NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS City Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sparta quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
658 words on this townshipHistory of Monroe County, Wisconsin, Past and Present : Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County [microform], published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Angelo Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Angelo Town - 658 words.
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Farmers Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ZIGGY FIRE |
| 17 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MM33 |
| 2 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FERRIES FIRE |
| 12 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HAZELWOOD FIRE |
| 10 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEDIAN 1 |
| 10 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEDIAN 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Farmers Valley: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schmitz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sullivan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sparta | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Angelo | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Scotts Junction (historical) | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Melvina | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Marys | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Norwalk | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Bank Park | 10.0 miles | 14 |
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 Farmers Valley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5435812 | 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 1846208. 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.








