BlockSlabtown, Wisconsin
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Sullivan town. It lies in ZIP code area 53137. The Survey maps it on the Rome quadrangle. It stands 850 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 31 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.
- 1892 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1903 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1924 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Whitewater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
5,004 words on this townshipThe History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Biographical Sketches .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Sullivan Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Sullivan Town - 5,004 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Slabtown between 2018 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1923 |
| 31 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 87 |
| 3 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018 |
| 18 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2017 |
| 13 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1916 |
| 26 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018015 |
| 14 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20 |
| 22 November 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KOCH RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Slabtown: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scollard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 0.9 miles | 31 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.3 miles | 32 | |
| Heath Mills | 3.4 miles | 32 | |
| Sullivan | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Hebron | 4.2 miles | 31 | |
| Helenville | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Spacious Acres | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Palmyra | 6.7 miles | 32 |
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 Slabtown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7538379 | 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 1577824. 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.