BlockLutheran Hill, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Roxbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 53529. The Survey maps it on the Springfield Corners quadrangle. It stands 1,165 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1907 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Springfield Corners quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Lutheran Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 246 |
| 17 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WHIPPORWILL |
| 7 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COLLINS RIDGE |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-40 |
| 9 April 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3 SPOTS ON 12 |
| 5 April 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FAR VIEW RD |
| 23 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OLD SETTLERS |
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 Lutheran Hill: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank H Raemisch and Sons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marxville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Springfield Corners | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Aldens Corners (historical) | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marxville | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Roxbury | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ashton | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Kingsley Corners | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Dane | 6.0 miles | 22 |
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 Lutheran Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6705720 | 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 1842511. 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.