Ipswich, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Elk Grove town. It lies in ZIP code area 53818. The Survey maps it on the Platteville quadrangle. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Mineral Point quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Platteville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ipswich (historical) between 2018 and 2020, burning about 4 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20108 |
| 12 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20090 |
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018057 |
| 6 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 191007 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20057 |
| 26 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20064 |
| 18 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202011 |
| 31 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018054 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 104 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 104 workings within 5 miles of Ipswich (historical): 55 past producers, 43 unknowns, 3 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit-Elmo | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1908, 1909 | |
| Big Jack | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1926, 1941 | |
| Blockhouse | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1914, 1916 | |
| Cruson | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1908, 1909 | |
| Goke-Blockhouse | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1920, 1921 | |
| Kingeter | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | 1906 | |
| Kistler and Stephens | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Roseleip | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| A Dickes Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Belmont Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Belmont | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Meekers Grove | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Leslie | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Jenkinsville | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Truman | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Benton | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lead Mine | 10.0 miles | 12 |
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 Ipswich (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6065490 | 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 1577658. 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.






