Wayne, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Wayne town. It lies in ZIP code area 53002. The Survey maps it on the Campbellsport quadrangle. It stands 1,050 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Campbellsport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Campbellsport quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Wayne between 2018 and 2020, burning about 61 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1901093 |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801057 |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801058 |
| 1 May 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 29 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201835 |
| 3 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2001034 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801047 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 23 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Wayne | $5,130,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding over much of Washington County. Water depths on road surfaces reached 3 feet or more and there were gravel washouts. Some farm fields would remain flooded into early July. The breakdown in residential home losses were: 560 affectd with minimal damage, 60 with minor damage, and 12 with major damage (total of about $2.4 million). Business losses were: 45 with minor damage, and 5 with major damage (total of about $1.125 million). Crops losses were estimated at 3.5 million. Public sector damage was about $0.6 million. Several roads and bridges sustained damage. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | $25,000 | Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees and power-lines. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Wayne | $20,000 | This tornado initially spun up in adjacent Fond du Lac County, and entered Washington County at a point 2.0 miles north of Wayne, about 1/3 mile east of the intersection of County Highway BB and St. Kilian Dr. It moved east-southeast and damaged 3 homes in Washington County. Damage to windows, a garage, some siding, and a roof was noted. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 70 knots (80 mph), or at the bottom of the F1 rating. It dissipated at a location 2.0 miles north-northeast of Wayne, just east of Lake Benice Dr. There were no injuries or deaths. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | $3,000 | Several trees reported down in the Town of Wayne. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Wayne | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohlsville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Kewaskum | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Anthony | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Nenno | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Aurora | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Allenton | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Addison | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Nabob | 7.0 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 Wayne | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7975993 | 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 1576349. 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.
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.




