Sandusky, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington town. It lies in ZIP code area 53937. The Survey maps it on the Lime Ridge quadrangle. It stands 1,175 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1905 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Plain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lime Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Sandusky between 1992 and 2018, burning about 113 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEADOW RD |
| 23 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEECHY PASTURE |
| 17 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BBQ HOG |
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CORNFIELD FIRE #2 |
| 5 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | NELSON HILLSIDE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sandusky: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Miller Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jo Templin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Keyesville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wittman Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sandusky in 1 storm report in 2022: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sandusky | $8,000 | Scattered trees and branches down across the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Point | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Loreta | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lime Ridge | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Loganville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Plain | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ironton | 10.4 miles | 11 | |
| Leland | 11.6 miles | 19 | |
| Reedsburg | 12.3 miles | 11 |
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 Sandusky | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7417002 | 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 1577812. 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.







