Five Corners, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 54913. The Survey maps it on the Freedom quadrangle. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Appleton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Freedom quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Freedom quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Five Corners between 2018 and 2020, burning about 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 99 |
| 31 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020054 |
| 15 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020027 |
| 22 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 98 |
| 31 October 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1031401 |
| 1 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202067 |
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 Five Corners: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Fissure | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Duck Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gonnering Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brun-Van Hoof Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Freedom Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| G Bruhn Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Construction Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry No 2 Van Schyndel | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rocky Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shuh Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Five Corners in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Five Corners | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines, which blocked highways and roads between Black Creek and Freedom. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Five Corners | - | Quarter size hail fell north of Freedom. |
| May 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Five Corners | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Corner | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Twelve Corners | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Center Valley | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Freedom | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Binghamton | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mackville | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Black Creek | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Apple Creek | 6.2 miles | 9 |
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 Five Corners | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5455871 | 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 1565038. 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.




