Newburg, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Newburg Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53090. The Survey maps it on the Newburg quadrangle. 1,142 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 846 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1904 USGS West Bend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS West Bend quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Newburg between 2002 and 2020, burning about 22 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002606 |
| 17 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1901835 |
| 15 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19017 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18017 |
| 26 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20038 |
| 26 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MUD LAKE BOARDWALK FIRE |
| 20 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20027 |
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 Newburg: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciriak Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hartmann Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeland Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lane Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O and W Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rau Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newburg in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newburg | $4,000 | Multiple trees uprooted or blown over in the Cheeseville area. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Newburg | - | A line of severe thunderstorms packing winds to 60 mph and golf ball-sized hail rumbled through northeast Wisconsin downing many trees and power lines. In Bellevue (Brown County) $100,000 in wind damage took place to a garage and convenience store. Violent winds also damaged a farm one mile south of Waupaca (Waupaca County). An isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down many trees and power lines and caused minor property damage in Shullsburg (Lafayette County). |
| August 2015 | Hail | Newburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myra | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cheeseville | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fillmore | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Keowns | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Orchard Grove | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Barton | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Boltonville | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| West Bend | 7.3 miles | 15 |
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 Newburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1882836 | 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 1570249. 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.






