Greens Corners, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Fairfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 53913. The Survey maps it on the Lewiston quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1902 USGS Briggsville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Briggsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Lewiston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Greens Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY ROAD U FIRE |
| 23 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Greens Corners: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo Quartzite Company, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dubois Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Farms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goerks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Halsted Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jesse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Macksey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo | 6.2 miles | 24 | |
| Deer Run Estates | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| West Baraboo | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Crawford Crossing | 6.9 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Delton | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Black Hawk Manor | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Dellwood | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Maple Bluff Estates | 11.5 miles | 24 |
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 Greens Corners | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16994509 | 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 1565852. 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.






