New Auburn, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in New Auburn Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54757. The Survey maps it on the New Auburn quadrangle. 562 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,102 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1949 USGS New Auburn quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS New Auburn quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS New Auburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Bloomer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of New Auburn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 329 SS |
| 19 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 122 |
| 13 August 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CORD FIRE |
| 12 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | AA-SS RAIL FIRE |
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 New Auburn: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldred M. Engebretson Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Adeline Reinolt Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Churchill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jack Mcfarlane Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rollin C. Osberg Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rollin Osberg Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
28 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Auburn in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | $800,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Report of downed tree blocking a lane on US-53 in New Auburn. The wind speed measured with a car anemometer was 65-75 mph. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Report of tree down blocking 75th Street. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | A tree was blown down northeast of New Auburn along Highway 40. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | This is the continuation of the blow down, straight-line wind event that moved across parts Chippewa County from New Auburn, to east of Bloomer. Numerous large trees were uprooted or blown down along this path. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | A large tree was blown down near New Auburn. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Several structures had vinyl siding damaged by large hail on Highway DD south of Highway 64 in Auburn Township. In addition, there were several large tree branches blown across Highway SS, near 87th Street, north of the city of Bloomer. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Sporadic tree damage occurred across the county but the majority of the damage was across northern Chippewa County, between Highway 40 and Lake Holcombe. The local dispatch at the sheriff's office recorded 22 individual reports of downed trees. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | A few trees were blown down near New Auburn. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Several trees were blown down across the area. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Several trees were blown across a road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Several large trees downed. Damage to a camper. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | A few trees down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Several trees felled. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | A tree was downed onto County Road SS on the southern edge of town. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | A few trees were downed. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Large Trees down, roof partially blown off shed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Few trees down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | Trees reported down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | New Auburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | New Auburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | New Auburn | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | New Auburn | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | New Auburn | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | New Auburn | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Auburn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomer | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Eagleton | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Eagle Point | 14.7 miles | 9 | |
| Tilden | 15.1 miles | 9 | |
| Albertville | 17.0 miles | 13 | |
| Howard | 17.5 miles | 13 | |
| Old Albertville | 18.6 miles | 13 | |
| Jim Falls | 18.7 miles | 9 |
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 New Auburn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1965842 | 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 1570199. 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.





