Pell Lake, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Bloomfield Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53128. The Survey maps it on the Genoa City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Genoa City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,463 words on this townshipHistory of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources...its War Record, Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers; the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin...and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution.., published 1882; History of Walworth County, Wisconsin .., published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bloomfield Village covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bloomfield Village - 7,463 words.
Fires near this place
9 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Pell Lake between 2013 and 2018, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18387 |
| 19 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 44 |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1800394 |
| 25 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 115 |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-145 |
| 16 April 2013 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-150 |
| 31 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-166 |
| 24 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1800274 |
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 Pell Lake: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Home Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| S and W Dairy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pell Lake in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Pell Lake | $346,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Pell Lake | $100,000 | This tornado inflicted minor damage on 3 structures and moderate damage on 2 structures in the County of Walworth (homes/pole sheds/barn), and uprooted or damaged a couple dozen trees. It spun up very near a drainage ditch/creek just west of West Court/Center Drive which which branches west from CTH U. This tornado crossed into Kenosha County about 0.4 mile north of where CTH U in Walworth County crosses the county line and becomes CTH F in Walworth County. It contiuned for several miles in western Kenosha County. The average path width was about 50 yards in Walworth County. The winds were estimated at 93 mph (DI 1 - SBO, DOD 5). The specific starting location in Walworth County was 42.54884,-88.33343, and the ending location in Walworth County was 42.56342,-88.30533. Refer to the western Kensoha County tornado event to see a map plot of the entire tornado path. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed as a thunderstorm pushed across the area. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | $10,000 | The Walworth County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 mph (56 knots) in a swath from Bloomington Township, near Pell Lake, to Lyons. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | $6,000 | Large tree limbs and power lines down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | $2,000 | Several branches and trees down in Pell Lake. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pell Lake | - | Winds were estimated, with reports of power outages in the Broomfield area. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Pell Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bloomfield | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Genoa City | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Shady Side (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Geneva | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Zenda | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Lyons | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Springfield | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Linton | 8.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1571158. 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.









