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Syene, Wisconsin

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Fitchburg City. It lies in ZIP code area 53711. The Survey maps it on the Madison West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Syene within Dane County

On record in Syene

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

21 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Syene (historical) between 2007 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning5
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources242
7 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1289
3 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1818632
24 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2019797
13 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1195
6 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1810606
1 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1810115
8 April 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1908587

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dane County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Syene (historical): 5 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fess QuarryStoneUnknown
Hammersley No. 1 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
John Hensen QuarryStoneUnknown
Kapel-Marquardt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Engelhart Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Haen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hammersly Construction CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Norway Grove Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Yanggen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Dane County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lakeview2.4 miles19
Highland Manor2.6 miles23
South Madison3.5 miles25
Ethelwyn Park3.5 miles23
Greenbush Addition3.9 miles25
Wingra Park4.1 miles25
Warrens Addition4.1 miles25
Preglers Addition4.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1842714. 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.