Granite Quarry, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Waupaca town. It lies in ZIP code area 54962. The Survey maps it on the Ogdensburg quadrangle. It stands 846 feet above sea level. 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
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 Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Waupaca quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
360 words on this townshipHistory of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Waupaca Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Waupaca Town - 360 words.
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Granite Quarry (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 171 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 46 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LITTLE FEATHER -1 FIRE |
| 15 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LITTLE FEATHER - 2 FIRE |
| 15 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LITTLE FEATHER - 3 FIRE |
| 15 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LITTLE FEATHER - 4 FIRE |
| 14 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KNUTSON RD FIRE |
| 6 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SAND LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Granite Quarry (historical): 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elm Valley Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Waupaca | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Scandinavia | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Baldwins Mill | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| King | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sheridan | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Iola | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Little Hope | 7.2 miles | 8 |
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 Granite Quarry (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5595911 | 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 1850463. 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.




