Wequiock, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Scott town. It lies in ZIP code area 54311. The Survey maps it on the Green Bay East quadrangle. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
On record in Wequiock
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Holy Cross Church and Conventlisted 2001 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1954 USGS Green Bay East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New Franken quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Green Bay East quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sturgeon Bay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Green Bay East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Wequiock between 2018 and 2020, burning about 30 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1837880 |
| 26 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2063 |
| 1 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2058 |
| 29 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18062 |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18057 |
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2007161 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004519 |
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2032 |
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 Wequiock: 5 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Settlement Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mill No. 8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Number 3 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry No. 8 and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Township of Scott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Settlement | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Chapel Ridge | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Red Banks | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Benderville | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| New Franken | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Edgewater Beach | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Champion | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Humboldt | 5.4 miles | 9 |
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 Wequiock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7983118 | 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 1576431. 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.






