Medina Junction, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Clayton town. It lies in ZIP code area 54956. The Survey maps it on the Oshkosh NE quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oshkosh quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oshkosh NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Oshkosh NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Medina Junction between 2005 and 2020, burning about 440 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 60 |
| 29 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3 |
| 23 June 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 88 |
| 9 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 71 |
| 9 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 63 |
| 4 May 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 56 |
| 16 May 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2009 |
| 16 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 66 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Medina Junction: 13 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| F Acheson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Greenville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Island Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J Jentz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J R Lathrop Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jentz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John Kelly Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Julius Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Larsen Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Winchester | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Allenville | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Fox Crossing | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Clarks Point | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Piacenza | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Indian Shores | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lasleys Point | 8.6 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 Medina Junction | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6806923 | 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 1577721. 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.




