Gillingham, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marshall town. It lies in ZIP code area 53581. It stands on Marshall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gillingham quadrangle. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1905 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gillingham quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Gillingham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FRED2 |
| 19 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FRED1 |
| 31 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DITCH 1 |
| 9 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DITCH 2 |
| 16 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KABOTA |
| 15 July 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gillingham: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Ray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ewing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Huth Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joyce Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Motts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wilson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gillingham in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 5 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillingham | $2,000 | Trees were blown down along State Highway 56 in Gillingham. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Gillingham | - | The public reported quarter sized hail 4 miles south of Gillingham. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gillingham | - | Law enforcement reported a tree branch blocking a road in Gillingham. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Gillingham | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Gillingham | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Gillingham | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Gillingham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGrew (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Woodstock | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Buck Creek | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rockbridge | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bloom City | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hub City | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ashford (historical) | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mill Creek (historical) | 6.1 miles | 10 |
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 Gillingham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5562358 | 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 1577610. 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.







