BlockOxford, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Oxford town. It lies in ZIP code area 53952. The Survey maps it on the Oxford quadrangle. 930 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Oxford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 292 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STRAW FIRE |
| 18 August 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2002 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oxford: 1 plant. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oxford in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $300,000 | A swath of widespread tree and crop damage across the southern portion of the county including Endeavor and Montello. Sections of trees and crops completely flattened, and some structural damage from fallen trees or due to the strong downburst winds. Various roads closed due to fallen trees. 2 million dollars in crop damage from straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding is estimated throughout the county for late August into early September. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $100,000 | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 56 knots (65 mph) toppled many trees and power-poles/power-lines in a swath from Oxford to Montello. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $10,000 | Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines downed by powerful thunderstorm winds that gusted to an estimated 65 mph (56 knots) along a path from 1 mile northeast of Oxford to 2 miles south of Westfield. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $8,000 | Scattered trees down across the county. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $7,000 | Scattered trees, branches, and power lines down throughout the county. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $6,000 | Multiple trees and branches down in Oxford. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $5,000 | Sporadic trees down throughout the county, including a couple power lines down. Electrical power was out for much of the northern portion of the county. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $4,000 | Scattered branches and trees down throughout the county. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $2,000 | Two trees down in the Township of Oxford. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $1,000 | Large tree branches were reported blown down and tents damaged at a Boy Scout camp from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 61 mph (52 knots). |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | $500 | A tree blown down. |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Oxford | - | Tornado was 1 of 19 tornadoes that occurred across central to east central Wisconsin on the afternoon of August 28th. This tornado went just south of the Village of Oxford and crossed Fandrich St. Widespread straight line winds caused significant tree and crop damage across the county as well. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | - | An amateur radio operator reported tree damage and power lines blown down onto a home in Oxford by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph). |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | - | Severe thunderstorms hit parts of west-central...central and east-central Wisconsin with damaging winds that knocked down trees and power lines. A tornado touched down just north of Melrose (Jackson County) and traveled southeast about two miles along Highway 54. The tornado destroyed a barn and damaged farm buildings and machinery. Severe thunderstorm winds blew a fully loaded tractor-semitrailer off the road near White Lake in Langlade County. Another hard hit area was in northern Oconto County, where a mobile home in the town of Brazeau was overturned injuring two people, and several homes were damaged. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Oxford | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Oxford | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Oxford | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Oxford | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Oxford | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Center | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Buffalo Shore Estates | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Packwaukee | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lawrence | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Endeavor | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Westfield | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Briggsville | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Harrisville | 11.1 miles | 10 |
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 Oxford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671403 | 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 1570978. 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.