Verona, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Verona City. It lies in ZIP code area 53593. The Survey maps it on the Verona quadrangle. 14,030 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresVerona grew from 10,619 to 14,030 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,619 | |
| 2020 | 14,030 | +3,411 (+32%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1923 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS New Glarus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Verona quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Verona between 2018 and 2020, burning about 17 acres 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 480 |
| 14 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018928 |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1195 |
| 25 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 471 |
| 2 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2012493 |
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 190 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2008302 |
| 3 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 251 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Verona: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersley No. 1 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kapel-Marquardt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Haen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hammersly Construction Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weiland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verona in 34 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 20 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF3) | Verona | $14,000,000 | A Tornado severely damaged the Country View Elementary school, which will have to be rebuilt. At least 30 homes sustained major damage, 19 of which were rendered uninhabitable. Many trees down. Estimated winds up to 140 mph. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Verona | $100,000 | This tornado spun up southwest of Verona about 1/2 mile southwest of the intersection of CTH G and Sugar River Road, and traveled east-northeast to about 3 miles northeast of McFarland about 1.5 miles east-northeast of the intersection of Interstate 39/90 and STH 12/18. The damage path was sporadic. On the south side of Verona, numerous trees were uprooted, a garage was crushed by a fallen tree, and 3 vehicles were damaged by fallen trees. Several power lines were pulled down by broken tree branches. Scattered uprooted trees and/or broken tree branches were seen along the remainder of the tornado path. However, most of the damage occurred in the Verona area. Maximum winds in this EF1 tornado were about 95 mph based on DI 27 (TH), DOD 3. The actual starting location was 42.98002/-89.58399 and the ending location was 43.05538/-89.26050. The average path width was about 70 yards. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | $10,000 | Sheriff deputies reported large trees and power lines blown down from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Verona | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home, and the current damaged the residents's electrical system, appliances, and televisions. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | $7,000 | Extensive tree damage on the south side of Verona. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | $7,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | $3,000 | A swath of tree damage near the center of Verona. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Verona | - | Accompanied by 20-30 mph wind. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Verona | - | A trained spotter reported a mix of hail sizes up to 1.50 inch in diameter just northwest of Verona. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Verona | - | The public reported hail between 5/8 inch to 3/4 inch in diameter in Verona. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | Downburst tree damage was caused by downdrafts in a super-cell thunderstorm that spun up a nearby tornado that passed through the south side of Verona to north of McFarland. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Verona | - | A trained spotter reported hail, 3/4 of an inch in diameter, that fell 1 mile west of the town of Verona in Dane County. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Verona | - | Roads and lawns were covered white. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Verona | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Verona | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Heavy Rain | Verona | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Verona | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verona | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points (historical) | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Fitchburg | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Paoli | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Middleton Junction | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| West Middleton | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Riley | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Basco | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hall | 5.8 miles | 20 |
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 Verona | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1569520 | 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 1576068. 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.







