Moe Settlement, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Newport town. It lies in ZIP code area 53965. The Survey maps it on the Lewiston quadrangle. It stands 837 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1902 USGS Briggsville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Briggsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Lewiston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Moe Settlement (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 246 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 were 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY ROAD U FIRE |
| 23 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Moe Settlement (historical): 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dubois Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kettleson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kettleson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Macksey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Wisconsin Dells | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Durwards Glen | 12.4 miles | 22 | |
| Portage | 13.2 miles | 13 | |
| Dekorra | 15.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Wisconsin | 16.9 miles | 22 | |
| Harmony Grove | 17.5 miles | 22 | |
| Okee | 17.8 miles | 22 |
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 Moe Settlement (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6890008 | 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 1955173. 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.






