BlockFoxhollow, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Turtle town. It lies in ZIP code area 53525. The Survey maps it on the Shopiere quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Shopiere quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Shopiere quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Shopiere quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,867 words on this townshipHistory of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute, published 1856; The History of Rock County, Wisconsin; Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Turtle Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Turtle Town - 3,867 words.
Fires near this place
8 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Foxhollow between 2018 and 2019, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019137 |
| 22 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1800001 |
| 2 May 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181786 |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018048 |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18067 |
| 22 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181185 |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181186 |
| 11 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018049 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Foxhollow: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Boutelle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dunn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Foss Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lathers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rye Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Skunk Hollow Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turtle Township Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Foxhollow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8565249 | 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 1565241. 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.