Hubertus, Wisconsin
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Richfield Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53033. The Survey maps it on the Sussex quadrangle. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Sussex quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Hubertus between 2005 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801183 |
| 19 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801111 |
| 20 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20259 |
| 5 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2000661 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18200 |
| 4 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19560 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hubertus: 6 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halquist Stone Company Ideal Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Colgate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Colgate Pit Yard 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hubertos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Johann Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Merget Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Richfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rugby Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schulties Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hubertus in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubertus | $10,000 | Multiple trees were damaged as a strong thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubertus | $2,000 | Some trees down in Richfield. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hubertus | $1,000 | A Shagbark Hickory tree was snapped about a third of the way up the tree. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Hubertus | - | Photo with 1 inch diameter hail included in report. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Hubertus | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hubertus | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Meeker | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Goldenthal | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Plat | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Rugby Junction | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Willow Creek | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Dheinsville | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rockfield | 5.2 miles | 15 |
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 Hubertus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q12833520 | 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 1566787. 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.








