Roxbury, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Roxbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 53583. The Survey maps it on the Black Earth quadrangle.
On record in Roxbury
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 1 record
Frey Schoollisted 2011
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.
- 1907 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Black Earth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Roxbury between 1992 and 2020, burning about 388 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TRUSSEL SMOKE |
| 5 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SNUFFYS |
| 27 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BREUNIG RD |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MATCH BAG |
| 24 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Roxbury: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marxville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pulvermacher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roxbury in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $100,000 | Firefighters reported numerous trees, power lines and some power poles downed by thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 75 mph (65 knots), along a 5-mile wide path from 2 miles northwest of Roxbury to 2.5 miles east of Marshall. An old barn was completely blown down; a shed was moved 4 feet off of it's foundation; and roof shingles, siding and downspouts were torn off of a couple of homes in the village of Dane. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Roxbury | $30,000 | Street and road flooding in northern Dane County including some road damage. Some homes affected by flooding in Windsor, Medina, and Sun Prairie. A culvert failed in Windsor. Lowland flooding throughout the area. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $3,000 | A swath of trees down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | $2,000 | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 56 knots (65 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. A power-line was damaged. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Roxbury | $500 | Lightning struck a home's chimney. kocking off several bricks. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roxbury | - | Large trees, up to 2 to 3 feet in diameter, were toppled. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Roxbury | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldens Corners (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Marxville | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Lutheran Hill | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Martinsville | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Springfield Corners | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mazomanie | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Black Earth | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dane | 9.2 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1572693. 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.






