Madge, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Madge town. It lies in ZIP code area 54870. The Survey maps it on the Nobleton quadrangle. It stands 1,293 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1949 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1951 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Spooner quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Nobleton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Madge between 1993 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. 2 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PLACID BAY FIRE |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Madge: 8 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hinkfuss Clay Deposit | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| A. A. Pinter Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Carl Benson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elmer Weideman Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Joseph J. Lalich Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Morris & V. Anderson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mud Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Washburn County Gravel Deposit #7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobleton | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sarona | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Beaver Brook | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Chicago Junction | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Spooner | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Birchwood | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Shell Lake | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Earl | 11.5 miles | 8 |
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 Madge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6727179 | 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 1577861. 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.






