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Mayhews, Wisconsin

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Troy town. It lies in ZIP code area 53121. The Survey maps it on the East Troy quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Mayhews within Walworth County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

14,241 words on this township

History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources...its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin...and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution.., published 1882; History of Walworth County, Wisconsin .., published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Troy Town covers the township.

Read the chapter on Troy Town - 14,241 words.

Fires near this place

22 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Mayhews (historical) between 2010 and 2020, burning about 86 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 burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources79
8 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources153
8 April 2018Debris and open burning4.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources201816
6 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19011
3 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources33
29 April 2018Debris and open burning15 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources172
28 April 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources170
25 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2018021

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walworth County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mayhews (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Meyers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
O Malley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Paddock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Potter PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Swoboda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Walworth County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Troy2.6 miles24
Adams3.4 miles32
Lauderdale3.5 miles32
Troy Center3.5 miles24
Abells Corners3.8 miles19
Lauderdale Shores4.0 miles32
East Troy4.8 miles24
Skyview Terrace5.0 miles24

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 Mayhews (historical)An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6797278The 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 1851299. 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.