Saxeville, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Saxeville town. It lies in ZIP code area 54984. The Survey maps it on the Saxeville quadrangle. It stands 846 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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
- 1961 USGS Redgranite quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Saxeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
189 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Saxeville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 26 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WASP ERADICATION |
| 5 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | APACHE RD EQ |
| 28 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PAINT CAN |
| 16 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SAW FIRE |
| 9 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MILLER DB FIRE |
| 23 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BACK 40 FIRE |
| 23 August 2008 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Saxeville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrickson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saxeville in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saxeville | $120,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and produced damage to two houses in Saxeville. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saxeville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saxeville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Saxville and Bloomfield. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Saxeville | - | A tornado developed at approximately 7:06 pm CDT (1806 CST) near Saxeville in Waushara County and moved east-northeast across east-central Wisconsin. Numerous pine trees were snapped or uprooted (DI 28, DOD 4) near the initial point of contact. As the tornado moved into West Bloomfield, several farm buildings were heavily damaged, including a barn that collapsed (DI 1, DOD 6). The tornado had an average width of 100 yards, but it was not on the ground continuously. The tornado entered Waupaca County at 7:20 pm CDT (1820 CST). |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saxeville | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saxeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine River | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Morris | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Brushville | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Poy Sippi | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Wild Rose | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| West Bloomfield | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Fountain Valley | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Redgranite | 9.3 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 Saxeville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7428776 | 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 1573757. 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.



