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Hazel Green, Wisconsin

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hazel Green Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53811. The Survey maps it on the Cuba City quadrangle. 1,173 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 830 feet above sea level.

Hazel Green within Grant County

On record in Hazel Green

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

18,193 words on this township

History of Grant County, Wisconsin, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Hazel Green Village. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The only municipal corporation of importance and influence in the town of Hazel Green owes its settlement, building up, progress and wealth to the lead mines, the early source of all advancement and centralization of resources in this portion of the country.

Passage source: History of Grant County, Wisconsin, published 1881.

In those days, the territory surrounding present Hazel Green was known as " Hard Scrabble," and arose from what is represented to have been a desperate contest for the possession of a mine, not unfreqiient at the time of which mention is here made. This took place, it is said, in 1825, at a point on the Branch, some distance beyond the Catholic Church erected in 1846, between James Hardy and Moses Meeker, in which the former was victorious. Those conversant with the melee denominated it the Hardy Scrape, whence it degenerated into " Hard Scrabble," under which it became famous throughout the lead mines, and was so known officially until 1838, when a post office was located at the present village, and a name appropriate, as also more in harmony with the surroundings, given to the infant settlement. Hard Scrabble, however, is still applied by many who flourished when the township was known as such, and decline to be governed by the changed order of affairs.

Passage source: History of Grant County, Wisconsin, published 1881.

During 1825 or 1826, a Mr. Adney came in from the East, and settled upon a claim in Section 13. His daughter, who married Mr. Dixon, of Platteville, in early days, is said to have been the first female to appear in this vicinity. William Billings also name with Mr. Adney. The latter remained some time, and, in 1827, disposed of his claim to a Mr. Floyd, who, in turn, sold to Lewis Curtis. This gentleman brought his family here in 1828. Previous to that year, the Wolcott and Townsend families became residents. In 1826 or 1827, Christian Ebersold settled near the village, and, during 1828 or 1829, erected on the site of Hazel Green. The logs were obtained from land now owned by Mrs. Andrews, and hauled to their place of delivery by Mr. Curtis. The house was near the present residence of John Gribble ; it was sixteen feet square, and built by Wolcott, Townsend and Billings. The country was prairie, except occasional patches of hazel bush, and the cost of the premises can be imagined when the difficulty of procuring lumber, or rather timber, is measured. However, the house was completed, and stood for many years the mark and model of its time. Between this year and 1830, comparatively few settlers, to be considered under the head of permanent, were identified with the body politic.

Passage source: History of Grant County, Wisconsin, published 1881.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Hazel Green Village - it names this place 43 more 43 times.

Fires near this place

6 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Hazel Green between 2018 and 2020, burning about 6 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/undetermined4
Smoking1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 May 2019Smokingunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources191476
26 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources202013
24 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2018006
4 March 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources201808
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources201804
8 October 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20109

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grant County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 198 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 198 workings within 5 miles of Hazel Green: 118 past producers, 66 unknowns, 7 prospects, 6 occurrences. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Birbeck ProspectIron, ZincProspect
Birkbeck MineIron, ZincPast Producer
E. G. Weinen & Sons QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Johns QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Klar QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Byrnes MineZinc, LeadPast Producer1927, 1928
Crawford MineZinc, LeadPast Producer1931, 1932
Ensch ProspectZinc, LeadOccurrence
Fox River Valley MineZinc, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Grant County

Storms near this place

30 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hazel Green in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$110,000An estimated wind gust of 65 mph blew down trees and powerlines in and around Hazel Green. The winds also damaged farm buildings and homes.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$50,000A roof was blown off a commercial building in Hazel Green.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$15,000Emergency management reported a 70 mph wind gust in Hazel Green as well as a few trees down on power lines.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$13,000no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$12,000Emergency manager reported numerous power lines down between the cities of Kieler and Hazel Green.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$10,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$6,000no account filed
July 2011Flash FloodHazel Green$2,000With up to 10 inches of rain in the area, mud and debris covered portions of Sinsinawa Road southwest of Hazel Green forcing local officials to close the road.
May 2008HailHazel Green$2,000no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$1,000Tree limbs were blown down just west of Hazel Green.
May 2000HailHazel Green$750no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$500An estimated 60 mph wind gust blew down small tree branches in Hazel Green.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHazel Green$500Trees were blown down.
May 2004HailHazel Green$500no account filed
May 2004HailHazel Green$500no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHazel Green-Emergency management measured a 72 mph wind gust in Hazel Green.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHazel Green-A weather station at the Hazel Green fire department reported a 75 mph wind gust.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindHazel Green-A 60 mph wind gust was measured in Hazel Green.
April 2013HailHazel Green-Nickel to quarter sized hail fell for a couple of minutes in Hazel Green.
July 2011HailHazel Green-Nickel sized hail fell for 5 to 10 minutes.
July 2011FloodHazel Green-Heavy rain in Hazel Green caused water to cover portions of County Road W in the eastern part of town.
January 2008HailHazel Green-A Postal Service employee reported hail near Hazel Green penny sized or slightly larger.
March 2017HailHazel Green-no account filed
June 2015HailHazel Green-no account filed
May 2008HailHazel Green-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindHazel Green-no account filed
June 2002HailHazel Green-no account filed
May 1997HailHazel Green-no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindHazel Green-no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindHazel Green-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Grant County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cuba City5.0 miles14
Prairie Corners5.2 miles17
Sinsinawa5.6 miles17
Saint Rose6.3 miles14
Fair Play6.7 miles17
Georgetown6.8 miles14
Jamestown7.1 miles17
Louisburg7.2 miles17

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 Hazel GreenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2533857The 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 1566231. 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.