Schultz, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Washington town. It lies in ZIP code area 53570. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle. It stands 974 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1920 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
12,189 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 Washington Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Town - 12,189 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Schultz between 2009 and 2020, burning about 629 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3387 |
| 21 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 90 |
| 15 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 98 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3380 |
| 19 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3668 |
| 18 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3667 |
| 12 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 617 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COLD SPRINGS FIRE |
| 1 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3661 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Schultz: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesebro Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Buckskin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cheseboro Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Haldeman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| P.W. Ryan Sons, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rufer-Graber Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Updike Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Waelchli | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wirth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Monticello | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Monroe | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mineral Point (historical) | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Monroe Estates | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Exeter | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Attica | 8.5 miles | 18 | |
| Juda | 8.6 miles | 15 |
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 Schultz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7432984 | 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 1577816. 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.








