Victory Heights, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Beloit town. It lies in ZIP code area 53511. The Survey maps it on the Beloit quadrangle. It stands 863 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1891 USGS Janesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Janesville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Janesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
25,591 words on this townshipThe History of Rock County, Wisconsin; Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Beloit Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Beloit Town - 25,591 words.
Fires near this place
33 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Victory Heights between 2018 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 15 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181293 |
| 22 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19941 |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201883 |
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181021 |
| 26 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 183149 |
| 18 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-16 |
| 4 June 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 182327 |
| 20 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201732 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Victory Heights: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turtle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Alseths Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Escher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson & Shipler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belcrest | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Christilla Heights | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Crestview | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Holiday Hills | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Garden Village | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Beloit | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Afton | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Turtleville | 7.0 miles | 18 |
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 Victory Heights | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7927503 | 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 1576085. 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.








