Waupun, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Waupun City. It lies in ZIP code area 53963. It lies near Juniper Hill. The Survey maps it on the Waupun North quadrangle. 11,344 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 892 feet above sea level.
On record in Waupun
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 4 records
End of the Traillisted 1980
Recording Angel, Thelisted 1974
Waupun Post Officelisted 2000- Waupun Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2019
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Waupun quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Waupun NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Waupun North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Waupun between 1994 and 2018, burning about 2,025 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | PEACHY NORTH WF |
| 23 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | NEITZEL WF |
| 22 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | PEACHY RD. WF |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1807037 |
| 28 June 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | MOWER WF |
| 8 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | ZELLMER WF |
| 19 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | TENPASS WF |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | F180545 |
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 Waupun: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Linck Waupun Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waupun Ready Mix Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wegenke Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waupun in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 3 lightning, 2 hail. 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 2001 | Lightning | Waupun | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Waupun | $15,000 | Lightning struck a building in the township of Chester, setting the 100-foot by 60-foot structure on fire. Damage was moderate, totaling $15,000, and contained to one bay in the shop area at the rear of the building. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | $10,000 | Straight-line wind damage on the north side of Waupun. Half the shingles blown off the roof of a home and branches and trees down. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Waupun | $5,000 | A few roads closed throughout the county due to flooding, and several homes had sewer backups. The Fond du Lac River in the city of Fond du Lac was running high and approached the bottom of the bridge on Western Ave. Partially-treated wastewater was released into Lake Winnebago due to the treatment plant reaching over-capacity. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Waupun | $3,000 | The south branch of the Rock River at Waupun reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.83 feet by late morning on October 2nd. Water reaches the support beams underneath the Fond du Lac St. bridge and it is closed. Gateway Dr. is flooded and closed. Water starts to over top the dam at Shaler Park. County Park Rd. is closed at the bridge as the river flows around the north end of bridge. Various parks and associated roads are closed along the river. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Waupun | $3,000 | The South Branch of the Rock River reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 8.66 feet during the early morning of March 15th in Waupun. Water reached the support beam underneath the Fond du Lac St. bridge and it was closed. County Park Rd. was closed at the bridge as the Rock River flowed around the north end of the bridge, reconnecting with the river. Water was flowing around the north end of the city of Waupun Dam, reconnecting with the river. Gateway Dr. near the river was flooded and closed. Various parks along the river were flooded. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Flood | Waupun | $1,000 | The South Branch of the Rock River reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.23 feet in Waupun. County Park Rd. was closed at the bridge as the Rock River flowed around the north end of the bridge, reconnecting with the river. Water was flowing around the north end of the city of Waupun Dam, reconnecting with the river. Gateway Dr. near the river was flooded and closed. Various parks along the river were flooded. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Waupun | $1,000 | The South Branch of the Rock River reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.43 feet during the early afternoon on August 29th in Waupun. Water reached the support beam underneath the Fond du Lac St. bridge and it was closed. County Park Rd. was closed at the bridge as the Rock River flowed around the north end of the bridge, reconnecting with the river. Water was flowing around the north end of the city of Waupun Dam, reconnecting with the river. Gateway Dr. near the river was flooded and closed. Various parks along the river were flooded. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | - | Large tree branches were reported blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 61 mph (52 knots) at the intersection of County A and County AW just west of Waupun. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | - | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled large trees. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Waupun | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Lightning | Waupun | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waupun | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Waupun | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Flood | Waupun | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Ladoga | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Center | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Brandon | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Rogersville | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Oakfield | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Fairwater | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lamartine | 11.0 miles | 10 |
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 Waupun | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570163 | 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 1576324. 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.





