Peeksville, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Peeksville town. It lies in ZIP code area 54514. It stands on Nelson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Peeksville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1942 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Peeksville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Peeksville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Peeksville: 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland County Highway Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bucheger Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bump Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Fork Chippewa River Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Glidden Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Herman Throm Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Krans Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Old 13 Rd East Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Old 13 Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Petroski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peeksville in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peeksville | - | A dozen ore more healthy trees were downed along Highway 13 between Griffith Road and Neuberger Road north of Butternut. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peeksville | - | Trees were downed across Highway 13 south of Peeksville Road. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Peeksville | - | Multiple rounds of heavy rain caused the East Fork of the Chippewa River to flood parts of Glidden. Much of the town was under water, flooding homes and low-lying areas in town. County Highway N, east of town, was closed, and many other roads in the area town were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Peeksville | - | Tree damage was evident from Roddis Line Road north of Highway F, evident of EF0 tornado damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glidden | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Shanagolden | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Butternut | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Morse | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Holts Landing | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Petes Landing | 11.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cayuga | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Tannery Town | 16.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577765. 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.






