Solon Springs, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Solon Springs town. It lies in ZIP code area 54873. It stands on Park Creek. The Survey maps it on the Solon Springs quadrangle. 656 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,122 feet above sea level.
On record in Solon Springs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Brule-St. Croix Portagelisted 1970
Population over time
2 figuresSolon Springs grew from 600 to 656 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 600 | |
| 2020 | 656 | +56 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1945 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Solon Springs between 1993 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ISLAND |
| 18 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Solon Springs: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Creek Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Richard Flamang Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robert Nelson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sauntry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Upper St Croix Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wasko Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
35 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Solon Springs in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 21 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Lightning | Solon Springs | $100,000 | Lightning hit a boat lift canopy, which burned the boat, shortly after a nearby house was hit by lightning. The house burned. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | A sign was blown over near mile marker 202 along US Highway 53 near Solon Springs. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Two trees 4 to 6 inches in diameter were blown down by the storm. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | A tree was down onto a road in Solon Springs. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Ferguson Road was blocked by a fallen tree near the intersection of County Road A. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | A tree was blown down along County Road A in Solon Springs. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | The measurement was from the Solon Springs Municipal Airport. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Solon Springs | - | Numerous roads were flooded throughout Douglas County. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Power was knocked out and numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Solon Springs | - | A house was destroyed and its outbuildings were destroyed. Several other outbuildings and houses were damaged. Many trees were snapped off or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated at 120 to 130 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Downed trees came down on a power line. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Power was out and numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Numerous large trees were blown down in the village. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Trees were down in several areas along Highway A from Solon Springs to County Road B. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Power was lost when trees fell on power lines. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | Trees up to 24 inches in diameter were blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solon Springs | - | 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.
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 Solon Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671489 | 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 1574366. 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.






