Irvington, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Menomonie town. It lies in ZIP code area 54751. It stands on Irving Creek. The Survey maps it on the Menomonie South quadrangle. It stands 768 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1940 USGS Menomonie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Menomonie quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Menomonie South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Irvington between 2007 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1745 |
| 1 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1112 |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 909 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 931 |
| 12 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 946 |
| 25 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 861 |
| 26 March 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 667 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Irvington: 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Irving Creek Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Irvington Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Knights Creek Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Little Elk Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Robert Stewart Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Downsville Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dunn Cnty Hwy Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Little Elk Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Menomonie Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irvington in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | A trained spotter reported several trees that were blown down, and a few power poles damaged south of Menomonie. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Irvington | - | There were several roads that were closed across Dunn County due to the flooding. There was some mudslides noted between Lake Tainter and Wheeler. County Road W, north of Colfax, had one foot of flowing water over it during the height of the storm. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | A large tree fell on a trailer house north of Downsville. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | Numerous 6 to 24 inch diameter branches blew down west of 440th Street and 450th Street, or south of Menomonie. In addition, large tree branches were blocking 451st Avenue. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | A three inch diameter tree was blown down across Road I, south of Menomonie, Wisconsin. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Irvington | - | Hail occurred in the city of Downsville. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | Barn destroyed. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | Barn doors blown off. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irvington | - | Large trees blown over. Several large trees blown onto railroad trestle bridge. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Irvington | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Irvington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menomonie | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Downsville | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| North Menomonie | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Menomonie Junction | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Comfort | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Weston | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cedar Falls | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rusk | 8.1 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 Irvington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6074894 | 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 1566989. 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.






