BlockJefferson Junction, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Aztalan town. It lies in ZIP code area 53038. The Survey maps it on the Jefferson quadrangle. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
137 words on this townshipThe History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Biographical Sketches .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Aztalan Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Aztalan Town - 137 words.
Fires near this place
14 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Jefferson Junction between 2010 and 2020, burning about 260 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 137 |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 257 |
| 15 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 96 |
| 10 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 94 |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 68 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 253 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | JEFFERSON MARSH 1 |
| 3 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20065 |
| 25 March 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jefferson Junction: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztalan Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Johnson Creek | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Aztalan | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Helenville | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Milford | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hoopers Mill | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Grellton | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Farmington | 6.8 miles | 18 |
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 Jefferson Junction | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6175518 | 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 1567112. 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.