Veefkind, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sherman town. It lies in ZIP code area 54479. The Survey maps it on the Spencer South quadrangle. It stands 1,283 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Granton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Spencer South quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Veefkind in 2019, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 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 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1903301 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Veefkind: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coles Corner Road Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Veefkind in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $10,000 | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred near Spencer that blew down some tree branches and stripped the metal off a barn. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $2,500 | A tree was blown down and the high winds created damage to the siding and roof of a metal shed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $2,000 | Trees were blown down southwest of Spencer. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $2,000 | Trees were blown down north of Chili. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $1,000 | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred north of Chili. Numerous small tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $1,000 | Tree branches were blown down north of Chili. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $1,000 | An estimated 60 mph wind gust blew down some branches north of Chili. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | $200 | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred north of Chili that blew down some small tree branches. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust 6 miles north of Chili. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred southwest of Spencer. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Veefkind | - | Near Spencer, 4.13 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | - | An estimated 70 mph wind gust occurred southwest of Spencer. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Veefkind | - | Southeast of Riplinger, 3.75 inches of rain fell. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Veefkind | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Veefkind. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veefkind | - | A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated wind gust of 60 mph near Veefkind. |
| September 2008 | Hail | Veefkind | - | An accumulation of hail the size of pennies was reported. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Veefkind | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Veefkind | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Veefkind | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Veefkind | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Veefkind | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokeville | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Chili | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Loyal | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lynn | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Granton | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Riplinger | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Kurth (historical) | 10.4 miles | 11 | |
| Unity | 11.4 miles | 11 |
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 Veefkind | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7918061 | 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 1577870. 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.





