Mallwood, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Milton town. It lies in ZIP code area 53534. The Survey maps it on the Edgerton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Stoughton quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Edgerton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Stoughton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
42,752 words on this townshipHistory of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute, published 1856; The History of Rock County, Wisconsin; Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Milton Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Milton Town - 42,752 words.
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Mallwood between 2018 and 2020, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201056 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1808574 |
| 11 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19738 |
| 7 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806391 |
| 2 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20561 |
| 15 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19509 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20504 |
| 17 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1805345 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mallwood: 2 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kidder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Knudsen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mallwood in 15 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 8 hail, 5 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Mallwood | $5,000 | The Rock River at Newville reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 7.6 feet the morning of March 26th. Floodwaters surround some homes near East Mallwood Dr. and are into yards and roads across eastern Newville. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Mallwood | $5,000 | The Rock River at Newville reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 7.79 feet during the evening of September 11th. Floodwaters surround some homes near East Mallwood Dr. and expands into some yards and roads on the east side of Newville. Floodwaters affect a riverside restaurant and its parking lot on the south side of the river. Dallman Park is partially flooded at Charley Bluff on the SE side of Lake Koshkonong. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Mallwood | $5,000 | The Rock River at Newville experienced major flooding, cresting at 8.51 feet, or 2.01 feet over the flood stage of 6.5 feet, at 1150 PM CDT on April 23rd. The river remained above flood stage into May. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Mallwood | $1,000 | The Rock River at Newville reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.26 ft. the early evening of October 14th. Floodwaters surround some homes near East Mallwood Drive and are into yards and roads across eastern Newville. Floodwaters affect a riverside restaurant and its parking lot on the south side of the river. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Mallwood | $1,000 | A burst of heavy rain around 2 inches resulted in water flowing over Richardson Road, through yards, and around structures as it flowed into the Rock River. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mallwood | - | Mesonet Station WI088 I-39/90 at State Highway 59 in Newville. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Mallwood | - | Golf ball sized hail, some even large. Car dents and tree damage. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Mallwood | - | Picture provided. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Mallwood | - | The Rock River at Newville reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.15 feet the late evening of October 14th. Floodwaters surround some homes near East Mallwood Drive and are into yards and roads across eastern Newville. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Mallwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Mallwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Mallwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Mallwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Mallwood | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Mallwood | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Beach | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Coopers Shores | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Newville | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Charlie Bluff | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hans Addition | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Edgerton | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Milton Junction | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Indianford | 5.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1834081. 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.







