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Potter Lake, Wisconsin

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in East Troy town. It lies in ZIP code area 53120. The Survey maps it on the Mukwonago quadrangle.

Potter Lake within Walworth County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

20,792 words on this township

History 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 East Troy Town covers the township.

Read the chapter on East Troy Town - 20,792 words.

Fires near this place

14 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Potter Lake between 2010 and 2020, burning about 74 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources79
26 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources73
7 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources22
7 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18092
3 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20089
3 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources33
25 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2018021
13 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900076

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walworth County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Potter Lake: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alby Pit Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Alby Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Army Lake Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Meyers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Swoboda PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Walworth County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lake Beulah1.5 miles24
Army Lake (historical)1.7 miles24
Hilburn2.3 miles24
Skyview Terrace3.6 miles24
East Troy3.9 miles24
Honey Creek5.5 miles19
Troy5.9 miles24
Troy Center6.2 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867664. 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.