Menasha, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Menasha City. It lies in ZIP code area 54952. It lies near Doty Island. The Survey maps it on the Neenah quadrangle. 18,268 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
On record in Menasha
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Gustav Augustin Blocklisted 1986
Banta, George, Sr. and Ellen, Houselisted 1997
Carl Koch Blocklisted 1986
Menasha Damlisted 1993
US Post Office-Menashalisted 1986- Brin Buildinglisted 1986
- Tayco Street Bridgelisted 1986
- Upper Main Street Historic Districtlisted 1984
- Washington Street Historic Districtlisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
24 words on this townshipHistory of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and Early History of the Northwest, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Menasha City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Menasha City - 24 words.
Fires near this place
19 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Menasha between 2018 and 2020, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 106 |
| 15 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 112 |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1711 |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | AP00565 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1386 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 96 |
| 12 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1485 |
| 19 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1260 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Menasha: 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Handel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Deitz Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Badger Highway Menasha Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Curtiss Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jorgenson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schultz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Menasha in 37 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 19 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | 1 hurt, $300,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Menasha | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Menasha | $9,000,000 | Hail, up to golf ball size, damaged hundreds of vehicles and more than 200 homes in northeast Winnebago County. The wind-driven hail caused significant damage to roofs and siding. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Menasha | $75,000 | A tornado, rated EF1 with estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, touched down at 10:44 p.m. CDT about 4 miles west-northwest of Menasha. It stayed on the ground for one minute and produced sporadic damage along a narrow path almost half a mile long. An apartment complex sustained the heaviest damage. Four buildings were affected, two of which lost parts of their roofs (DI 5, DOD 2 & 3). |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | $50,000 | A building on the west side of Menasha was damaged by winds estimated at 75 mph. A car was flipped near Highways 76 and 10. Several camper trailers were also tipped over at a nearby campground, heavily damaging one of them. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Menasha | $44,500 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Fox Crossing. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted many trees in Menasha. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Menasha | - | Several rounds of heavy rain across Winnebago County resulted in water covering the road near the intersection of Highway 114 and South Oneida Street in Menasha and flooding of fields between Neenah and Oshkosh. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines in Menasha. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Menasha | - | Nickel size hail fell at Menasha. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Menasha | - | Quarter size hail fell in Menasha. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Menasha | - | Nickel size hail fell in Menasha. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped trees, downed power lines and tore 2 sections from a dock on the north side of Lake Winnebago. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Menasha | - | Golf ball size hail near Menasha caused extensive damage to the roof and siding of a house. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Menasha | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail fell near Menasha. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Torrential rainfall accompanied the hail. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Penny size hail lasted for 3 minutes. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Penny size hail was reported in the town of Menasha. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the town of Menasha. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Spotters reported half-dollar size hail on the east side of Menasha. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Nickel size hail was reported on the east side of Menasha. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Nickel size hail was reported in the town of Menasha. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | Thunderstorms winds downed branches and produced half-inch hail at the intersection US Highway 441 and County Road P. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Menasha | - | Quarter size hail damaged a garden near Neenah. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Flood | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flood | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Seiche | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menasha | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Menasha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Beach | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Neenah | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Waverly Beach | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fox Crossing | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sunrise Bay | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rainbow Beach | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Adella Beach | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Ricker Bay | 5.1 miles | 12 |
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 Menasha | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570626 | 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 1569330. 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.





