Utley, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Green Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 53946. The Survey maps it on the Markesan quadrangle. It stands 889 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Fox Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Markesan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Utley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 166 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1996 | Smoking | 4.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MELMAR DRIVE |
| 31 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HICKORY |
| 7 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Utley: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waupun Stone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Broder Gettleman Nowatski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fairwater Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Broeder Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chier Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gaastra Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Leahman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mackford Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markesan | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Center House | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Grove | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Glen Beach | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Tuleta Hills | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Indian Hills | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Sandstone Bluff | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 7.1 miles | 14 |
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 Utley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7902907 | 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 1577869. 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.




