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.
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.
McCoy Farmhouselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Nicholas Haight Farmsteadlisted 1993 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1890 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500
- 1892 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1904 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Madison West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madison West quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2007Regional 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/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 242 |
| 7 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1289 |
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1818632 |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019797 |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1195 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1810606 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1810115 |
| 8 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1908587 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fess Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Hammersley No. 1 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| John Hensen Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Kapel-Marquardt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Engelhart Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Haen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hammersly Construction Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norway Grove Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yanggen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Highland Manor | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| South Madison | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Ethelwyn Park | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Greenbush Addition | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Wingra Park | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Warrens Addition | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Preglers Addition | 4.2 miles | 25 |
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.









