Holiday Hills, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Beloit town. It lies in ZIP code area 53511. The Survey maps it on the Beloit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Janesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Janesville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Janesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
25,591 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 Beloit Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Beloit Town - 25,591 words.
Fires near this place
36 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Holiday Hills between 2018 and 2020, burning about 81 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181293 |
| 22 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19941 |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201883 |
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181021 |
| 26 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 183149 |
| 18 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-16 |
| 4 June 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 182327 |
| 20 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201732 |
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 Holiday Hills: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alseths Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Boutelle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wilson & Shipler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lathers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Poff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Townline Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Turtle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turtle Township Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Garden Village | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Christilla Heights | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Beloit | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Victory Heights | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Belcrest | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Turtleville | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Porters | 4.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1566545. 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.








