Martintown, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Cadiz town. It lies in ZIP code area 53522. The Survey maps it on the Browntown quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1923 USGS South Wayne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Browntown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS South Wayne quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
13,507 words on this townshipHistory of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1877; History of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Cadiz Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Cadiz Town - 13,507 words.
Fires near this place
7 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Martintown between 2018 and 2020, burning about 19 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 322020 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 442018 |
| 20 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 372018 |
| 11 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 352018 |
| 3 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 262018 |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 302108 |
| 15 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 282018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Martintown: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fritsch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| R. Crain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stites Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martintown in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Martintown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Flood | Martintown | $10,000 | The Pecatonica River at Martintown reached major flood stage, cresting at 22.41 feet during the early afternoon of March 16th. Some homes in the Martintown area have floodwaters in their basements and first floors with major damage. Martintown Road and West River Road in Martintown are flooded. The Pecatonica River was flooding upstream to the border with Lafayette County. In Browntown, Hwy 11 is limited to one lane between highway M and Cadiz Spring Rd. Portions of Highway MM and West Indies Road are flooded. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Martintown | $10,000 | The Pecatonica River at Martintown reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 18.78 ft. the morning of October 8th. Some homes in the Martintown area have floodwaters in their basements and first floors. Martintown Road and West River Road are flooded. Upstream in Browntown, Highway MM and West Indies Road are flooded. Agricultural and lowland flooding is prevalent. About 1 mile downstream in Winslow, Illinois, Highway 73 is flooded. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Martintown | $10,000 | Four roads washed out south of Browntown, including portions of Fox Valley Road and Clark Road. Three of the roads were gravel and one was paved. Rainfall estimates of 4-5 inches. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Martintown | $8,000 | The river gauge on the Pecatonica River near Martintown remained above flood stage from the morning of June 25th into early July. The river experienced minor flooding, cresting at 15.56 feet at 10:15 AM CDT on June 28th, which is 2.06 feet above flood stage. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Martintown | $3,000 | The East Branch of the Pecatonica River near Martintown crested at 15.11 feet, or 1.61 feet above the flood stage of 13.5 feet at 1145 PM on April 21st. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Martintown | $3,000 | The Sugar River at Brodhead went back into minor flooding as it crested at 6.64 feet, or 1.64 feet above the flood stage of 5 feet at 145 AM on April 20th. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martintown | $2,000 | Some trees down near Martintown. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martintown | $2,000 | Several trees down on West River Road. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Martintown | $1,000 | The Pecatonica River at Martintown reached minor flood stage, cresting at 15.38 feet the morning of September 18th. Floodwaters affect Martintown Road and West River Road in the Martintown area. Upstream in Browntown, floodwaters affect highway MM and West Indies Road. The river continued to flood into October. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Martintown | $1,000 | The Pecatonica River at Martintown reached minor flood stage, cresting at 14.57 feet the afternoon of September 25th. Floodwaters affected Martintown Road and West River Road in the Martintown area. Upstream in Browntown, floodwaters affected highway MM and West Indies Road. Farm fields were also flooded. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martintown | $500 | A tree down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martintown | - | General public reported a swath of downed trees from Martintown to northwest of Brodhead. Scattered pockets of felled trees were reported in a band about 3 miles wide. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Martintown | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Martintown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browntown | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Clarno | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Schneyville | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Monroe Estates | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Monroe | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Twin Grove | 13.7 miles | 15 | |
| Stearns | 14.5 miles | 15 | |
| Willet (historical) | 14.8 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 Martintown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6777254 | 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 1569098. 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.







