Werley, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mount Ida town. It lies in ZIP code area 53809. It lies near Spring Valley. The Survey maps it on the Wauzeka East quadrangle. It stands 771 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1926 USGS Wauzeka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Wauzeka quadrangle1:62500
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Wauzeka East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Werley between 1996 and 2019, burning about 142 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 805182 |
| 17 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MUSTANG FIRE |
| 19 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MOUNT HOPE |
| 1 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | IRISH RIDGE |
| 8 April 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PINE KNOB |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Werley: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Werley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Werley in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Werley | $30,000 | A few homes were evacuated in the town of Werley due to flooding of the Big Green River. Star Lane, just outside of Werley, was reported to be crumbling due to high water. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Werley | $30,000 | Water was reported around some houses in the town of Werley. Law enforcement officials were proceeding there for rescues. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Werley | $20,000 | As much as 15 feet of water was reported in the town of Werley due to flooding of the Big Green River. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Werley | $10,000 | An outbuilding was damaged and a 4-wheeler was flipped over. Trees were also blown over northeast of Mt. Hope. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Werley | $2,000 | Estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph occurred northeast of Mt. Hope that blew down some trees. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Werley | - | The public reported quarter sized hail 3 miles west-southwest of Werley. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ida | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Shady Dell | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Woodman | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Hope | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fennimore | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lancaster Junction | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Boscobel | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Millville | 8.8 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 Werley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7983311 | 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 1577875. 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.







