Sherwood, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sherwood town. It lies in ZIP code area 54436. It stands on Toms Creek. The Survey maps it on the City Point NE quadrangle. It stands 1,066 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS City Point quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS City Point NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. 2 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DYER RD. |
| 12 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | IGGY |
| 7 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2005 | Natural | 8.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BASSWOOD FIRE |
| 28 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Sherwood: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyndall Granite & Gravel Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Pit Road Rhyolite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rennock Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Todd Road Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwood in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Flood | Sherwood | $1,150,000 | Flooding caused numerous county and township roads as well as some state roads to be closed across the southern half of the county, mainly south of Greenwood. Many low-lying township roads were closed, while some culverts were damaged and needed replacing. The hardest hit areas included the townships of Hewitt, Lynn, Sherwood, and Washburn. Water surged out of Mead Lake into the South Fork Eau Claire River, which then overflowed County Road M. The River Road just southwest of Greenwood was closed as the Black River flowed over the road. A pickup tried to cross this portion of the road and was swept into the ditch. In Abbotsford, Lindon Street and Pickard Road were closed as the sewer plant briefly overflowed. Many schools were closed on Thursday and Friday including Loyal, Greenwood, Granton and Neillsville. A State of Emergency was declared in many towns and villages across the county. There were 45 homes across the county with minor damage. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | $3,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in Sherwood Township along County Road Z. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood | $500 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevins | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lynn | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Shortville | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Granton | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kurth (historical) | 10.5 miles | 11 | |
| Chili | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Neillsville | 14.3 miles | 11 | |
| Veefkind | 15.5 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 Sherwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7495493 | 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 1574040. 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.





