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West La Crosse, Wisconsin

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Campbell town. It lies in ZIP code area 54603. It lies near Taylor Island. The Survey maps it on the La Crescent quadrangle. It stands 643 feet above sea level.

West La Crosse within La Crosse County

On record in West La Crosse

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 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

41 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of West La Crosse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/undetermined14
Debris and open burning8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLaCrosse District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife RefugePAMMEL CREEK FIRE
2 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900058
27 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2004198
27 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2004189
14 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2003958
5 July 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2003248
31 July 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1807990

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in La Crosse County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of West La Crosse: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
La Crosse City QuarryStoneUnknown
La Crosse Sand QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Horn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kedhara QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in La Crosse County

Storms near this place

24 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West La Crosse in 24 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flood, 2 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2020LightningWest La Crosse$42,000A lightning strike started a fire at an apartment building in La Crosse. One unit sustained heavy fire and smoke damage as a result.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$25,000Several trees and power lines were blown down in the city of La Crosse causing the power to be lost for about 5,000 customers.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$25,000A large tree was blown over in the city of La Crosse, falling on top of a car and garage.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$25,000A city of La Crosse homeowner had several trees blown over. One of the larger trees fell on the house leaving several holes in the roof.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$10,000An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred on French Island. Numerous trees were blown down on the north end of the island, prompting the Town of Campbell to close Nelson Park.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of La Crosse. A boat (of unknown size) was flipped over on French Island.
June 2014LightningWest La Crosse$10,000Lightning struck a power pole with the electrical surge going into a nearby house and starting a small fire in a La Crosse home.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$5,000Large tree branches were blown down in addition to power lines.
June 2007HailWest La Crosse$5,000no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$2,000An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred on the north side of La Crosse. Several small trees were blown down and minor street flooding also occurred.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$2,000Trees were blown down in the city of La Crosse.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$1,500Sporadic tree damage was reported around the city of La Crosse as weak thunderstorms passed by. Most of the trees were small, but a few of the trees took down some power lines on the north side of the city.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$1,000Several large tree branches were blown down in La Crosse. Some streets were blocked by these limbs and sections of trees.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse$200A few trees were blown down in Copeland Park in the city of La Crosse.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse-The public reported a large maple tree downed in the city of La Crosse.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWest La Crosse-The public reported a large tree down in the north side of La Crosse.
July 2018FloodWest La Crosse-Minor street flooding occurred on the north side of La Crosse.
June 2014Funnel CloudWest La Crosse-A funnel cloud was sighted over the northern sections of the city of La Crosse.
June 2013FloodWest La Crosse-Locally heavy rain caused street flooding to occur in several locations across the city of La Crosse.
July 2013HailWest La Crosse-Large hail with a diameter of 2.5 inches fell just north of Interstate 90 on French Island.
April 2010HailWest La Crosse-Amateur radio operators estimated quarter size hail on French Island in La Crosse.
April 2013HailWest La Crosse-no account filed
July 2013HailWest La Crosse-no account filed
September 2012HailWest La Crosse-no account filed

Every storm recorded in La Crosse County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
North La Crosse0.8 miles18
French Island0.9 miles14
Grand Crossing1.7 miles18
French Island Village2.6 miles13
Cold Springs2.6 miles18
Medary2.9 miles18
Onalaska3.0 miles17
La Crosse3.3 miles18

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 West La CrosseAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7985669The 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 1576521. 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.