Levis, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Garfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 54758. It stands on Jermstad Creek. The Survey maps it on the Price quadrangle. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Price quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Levis between 1994 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MORNING FIRE |
| 2 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | POPSIE'S FIRE |
| 8 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Levis: 6 occurrences, 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangartner Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Riverside Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Billy Tibbs Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| H Kittelson Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| M Freng Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Grove Road Sandstone Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Oak Grove Road Sandstone Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Thorson Road Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Vernon Peterson Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| William Cox Sandstone & Shale Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Levis in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Levis | $45,000 | This EF1 tornado developed in northeast Trempealeau County before moving into Jackson County near County Highway G southwest of Levis. The tornado continued to move northeast and dissipated along County Highway FF before reaching Interstate 94. Damage was primarily to trees with a couple of farm outbuildings also damaged. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Levis | $15,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levis | $10,000 | Hundreds of pine trees were snapped off west of Levis. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levis | $8,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down across northern Jackson County. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Levis | $5,000 | Up to tennis ball sized hail fell southeast of Osseo. The hail cracked sky lights on a home. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levis | $2,000 | Trees were snapped off west of Levis. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levis | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Levis | - | The public reported trees downed across County Road FF near Osseo. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requa | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Price | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Northfield | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| York | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| North Branch | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hixton | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sechlerville | 12.1 miles | 13 | |
| Alma Center | 12.4 miles | 13 |
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 Levis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6535687 | 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 1577701. 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.







