Readfield, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Caledonia town. It lies in ZIP code area 54940. The Survey maps it on the Readfield quadrangle. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Weyauwega quadrangle1:48000
- 1969 USGS Readfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
293 words on this townshipHistory of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Caledonia Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Caledonia Town - 293 words.
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Readfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 140 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 96 |
| 28 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SEEFELD RD. |
| 26 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WEILAND RD. |
| 23 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Readfield: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klemp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Readfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Courtney and Plummer Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rabbit Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Readfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shay Lake Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Readfield in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Hail | Readfield | - | Penny size hail fell in Readfield. |
| June 2021 | Hail | North Readfield | - | Penny size hail fell near New London. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Readfield | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Readfield. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2016 | Hail | North Readfield | - | Quarter size hail fell northeast of Fremont as thunderstorms passed. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Readfield | - | Golf ball size hail fell near Readfield as thunderstorms passed. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2011 | Hail | North Readfield | - | A trained spotter estimated hail 1.00 inch in diameter. |
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 Readfield | 1.0 miles | 8 | |
| Red Banks | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Fremont | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Gills Landing | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Shaw Landing | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| New London | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Evanswood | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| Ostrander | 9.0 miles | 7 |
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 Readfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7300443 | 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 1572120. 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.



