Lauderdale Shores, Wisconsin
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in La Grange town. It lies in ZIP code area 53121. It lies near Deakin Island. The Survey maps it on the Little Prairie quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 32 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 Whitewater quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1903 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1924 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Little Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
13,030 words on this townshipHistory of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources...its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin...and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution.., published 1882; History of Walworth County, Wisconsin .., published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on La Grange Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on La Grange Town - 13,030 words.
Fires near this place
28 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Lauderdale Shores between 2018 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20028 |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19012 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 153 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 137 |
| 6 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19011 |
| 30 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18028 |
| 30 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BLUFF ROAD 1 |
| 30 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BLUFF ROAD 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lauderdale Shores: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paddock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Adams | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| La Grange | 2.5 miles | 32 | |
| Tibbets | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Abells Corners | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Mayhews (historical) | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Little Prairie | 4.2 miles | 32 | |
| Heart Prairie | 4.4 miles | 32 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6497872 | 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 2508623. 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.










