Oak Knoll, Wisconsin
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Mukwonago Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53149. The Survey maps it on the Mukwonago quadrangle.
On record in Oak Knoll
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 within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
United Unitarian and Universalist Churchlisted 1987 · 0.5 miles away
Sewall Andrews Houselisted 1981 · 0.6 miles away- Pearl and Grand Avenue Historic Districtlisted 2004 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1892 USGS Eagle quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Eagle quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Eagle quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Eagle quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Eagle quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Mukwonago quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Oak Knoll between 2008 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 73 |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 312 |
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 233 |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18092 |
| 30 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19128 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20089 |
| 5 April 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 163 |
| 23 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 38 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oak Knoll: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Lake Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bishop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hales Corners Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwonago | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Jericho | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Eagleville | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Vernon | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Dodges Corners (historical) | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Saylesville | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| North Prairie | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Genesee | 5.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577758. 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.










