BlockRoss Crossing, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Exeter town. It lies in ZIP code area 53508. The Survey maps it on the Belleville quadrangle. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1923 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
24,195 words on this townshipHistory of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1877; History of Green County, Wisconsin, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Exeter Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Exeter Town - 24,195 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ross Crossing between 2007 and 2020, burning about 73 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-109 |
| 25 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TRACTOR FIRE |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19198 |
| 29 April 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806350 |
| 29 April 2018 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806351 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806349 |
| 24 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806359 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806358 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ross Crossing: 1 unknown, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zweefel Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Freitag | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hoesley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Exeter | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| New Glarus | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Attica | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Monticello | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mineral Point (historical) | 9.3 miles | 17 | |
| Farmers Grove (historical) | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Brooklyn | 9.8 miles | 19 |
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 Ross Crossing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7369262 | 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 1577799. 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.