Stockton, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Stockton town. It lies in ZIP code area 54482. The Survey maps it on the Polonia quadrangle. It stands 1,135 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1955 USGS Rosholt quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Polonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Stockton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SMOKEY RR FIRE #2 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR FIRE #9 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR #4 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR FIRE #5 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR #3 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR #1 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR #2 |
| 8 August 2013 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STOCKTON RR FIRE #6 |
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 Stockton: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charneski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gosh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mengel Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Somers Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stockton in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees east of Stevens Point and blocked Highway 18. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockton | - | A spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph near Stockton. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Stockton | - | 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 Stockton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7618217 | 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 1574910. 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.



