Hans Addition, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Edgerton City. It lies in ZIP code area 53534. It stands on Saunders Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edgerton quadrangle.
On record in Hans Addition
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pomeroy and Pelton Tobacco Warehouselisted 1998 · 0.8 miles away
Sterling North Houselisted 1997 · 0.8 miles away
Edgerton Depotlisted 1998 · 0.9 miles away
Edgerton Public Grade Schoolslisted 1987 · 0.9 miles away
Edgerton Post Officelisted 2000 · 0.9 miles away- Fulton Street Historic Districtlisted 1999 · 0.9 miles away
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.
- 1890 USGS Stoughton quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Edgerton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Stoughton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,620 words on this townshipThe 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 Edgerton City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Edgerton City - 7,620 words.
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Hans Addition between 2018 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201056 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1808574 |
| 11 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19738 |
| 7 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806391 |
| 2 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20561 |
| 15 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19509 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20504 |
| 17 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1805345 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hans Addition: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kidder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Knudsen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Newville | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Coopers Shores | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mallwood | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Indianford | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Maple Beach | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Charlie Bluff | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Fulton | 4.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1834046. 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.







