Indian Hills, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Green Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 53946. The Survey maps it on the Green Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1916 USGS Ripon quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS Ripon quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Ripon quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Green Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Indian Hills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | E433 FIRE |
| 27 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | POWER VS BIRD |
| 25 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Indian Hills: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chier St Marie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Farris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ferris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kepe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nowaske Gettleman & Broder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Stiffner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuleta Hills | 0.5 miles | 10 | |
| Sandstone Bluff | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Center House | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Greenwyck | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Shores | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Spring Grove | 2.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1843751. 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.






