Rome, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rome town. It lies in ZIP code area 54457. It stands on Spring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Arkdale NE quadrangle. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1958 USGS Arkdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1967 USGS Arkdale NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
202 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 202 fires within 5 miles of Rome between 1992 and 2020, burning about 552 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
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 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | 22 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY LINE FIRE |
| 30 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BADGER FIRE |
| 18 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FROG FIRE |
| 15 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rome in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | New Rome | $750,000 | Runoff from melting snow caused flooding to occur along numerous streams across Adams County. Most county highways were impacted by water with numerous closures. Some homes had water in the basements or first floor. Almost 20 homes sustained minor damage with 5 homes and businesses sustaining major damage. At least two drivers unknowingly drove into washouts on county roads. A county-wide state of emergency was declared. |
| March 1998 | Hail | New Rome | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Wildfire | New Rome | $80,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Lightning | New Rome | $20,000 | A house located near Lake Camelot sustained significant fire and water damage from a fire started by a lightning strike. The lightning strike also damaged the phone lines of a neighboring house. |
| June 2019 | Lightning | New Rome | $10,000 | A lightning strike from a thunderstorm struck a parked boat near Lake Camelot east of Rome. The resulting fire destroyed the boat and damaged some trees. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down along County Highway Z northeast of Monroe Center. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $3,000 | Five large trees were blown down east of New Rome. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in New Rome. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down east of New Rome. |
| May 2002 | Hail | New Rome | $1,500 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | New Rome | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Rome | - | The public reported numerous trees down in the Lake Arrowhead and Lake Sherwood subdivisions. |
| May 2024 | Hail | New Rome | - | Hail of 0.75 inch diameter was reported near Petenwell Lake via MPING. |
| April 2022 | Hail | New Rome | - | Quarter sized hail fell in New Rome. |
| August 2020 | Hail | New Rome | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | New Rome | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | New Rome | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | New Rome | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | New Rome | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Rome | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Rome (historical) | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| New Rome | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Big Flats | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Monroe Center | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cottonville | 11.2 miles | 7 | |
| Roche a Cri (historical) | 11.6 miles | 7 | |
| Arkdale | 14.0 miles | 8 | |
| Strongs Prairie | 14.1 miles | 8 |
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 Rome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7362958 | 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 2742066. 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.
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.



