Putnam Heights, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Eau Claire City. It lies in ZIP code area 54701. It stands on Little Niagara Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eau Claire East quadrangle.
On record in Putnam Heights
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 11 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Roosevelt Avenue Historic Districtlisted 2009 · 0.5 miles away
William and Tilla Schwahn Houselisted 2001 · 0.6 miles away
Pearl and Eva Chambers Houselisted 2012 · 0.6 miles away
A. L. Kenyon Houselisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away
Schofield Halllisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
David Drummond Houselisted 1974 · 0.8 miles away
George F. Winslow Houselisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away- Eau Claire Park Company Addition Historic Districtlisted 2004 · 0.6 miles away
- Dr. Nels Werner Houselisted 2001 · 0.6 miles away
- Third Ward Historic Districtlisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
- Third Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2004 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1934 USGS Chippewa Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Chippewa Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Eau Claire East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,467 words on this townshipHistory of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Past and Present; Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Eau Claire City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Eau Claire City - 2,467 words.
Fires near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Putnam Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3070 |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 186901 |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 288 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 186221 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 580 |
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 195158 |
| 7 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 184959 |
| 27 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 624 |
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 Putnam Heights: 6 producers, 5 unknowns, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Lisker Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Town Road Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bloomer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Brunswick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Chippewa County Operations | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Eau Claire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eau Claire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kopp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Litchfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit Number 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Shawtown | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Altoona | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Terrace Hill | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Seymour | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Hope Corners | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cleghorn | 8.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1846744. 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.






