Requa, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Garfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 54758. It stands on Kay Creek. The Survey maps it on the Osseo quadrangle. It stands 1,020 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Osseo quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Requa between 1994 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | F20-086 |
| 5 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | F19-94 |
| 7 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | F18-82 |
| 17 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GARFIELD FIRE |
| 25 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | F18-65 |
| 9 May 2004 | 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
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Requa: 9 past producers, 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Kelly Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hangartner Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Osseo Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Billy Tibbs Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cottrell Shale & Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| H Kittelson Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| M Freng Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| M Freng Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oak Grove Road Sandstone Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Requa in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 2 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Requa | 4 hurt, $400,000 | Flood waters from Schoolhouse Creek caused U.S. Highways 10 and 12 to be closed in the extreme northern part of Jackson County east of Price. Numerous other roads were washed out with general flooding across the northern sections of the county covering much of the Townships of Cleveland and Garfield. Two accidents occurred when the drivers attempted to drive their vehicles over water covered roads that had been washed out. Three residents were stranded when flood waters overtook a dead end road in the Town of Cleveland. There were no reports of damage to private property with the damage limited to roads. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Requa | $297,300 | Various roads were closed across parts of Jackson county and sustained damage from flooding. The flooding also caused damage to some parks and utility systems. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Requa | $110,000 | At least 18 roads were closed across the northwest part of Jackson County as the result of flooding from heavy rains. Hixton Levis Road east of Northfield and Moore Road northwest of Alma Center were completely washed out. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Requa | $37,000 | This tornado continued from northeast Trempealeau County where it crossed Interstate 94, moving northeast into far northwest Jackson County where it caused roof damage to two residences and damaged a significant number of trees. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Requa | - | The public reported 0.75 inch hail approximately 1 mile south of Requa. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levis | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Price | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Northfield | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| York | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| North Branch | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hixton | 15.5 miles | 13 | |
| Sechlerville | 15.9 miles | 13 | |
| Alma Center | 16.1 miles | 13 |
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 Requa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7314779 | 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 1572202. 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.







