West Lima, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bloom town. It lies in ZIP code area 54639. The Survey maps it on the West Lima quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 La Farge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Farge quadrangle1:62500
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS West Lima quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sparta quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of West Lima between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900026 |
| 11 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 West Lima: 5 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Miller Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joseph Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mullendorf Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spangler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Lima in 2 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom City | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Yuba | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Tunnelville | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Woodstock | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Henrietta (historical) | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Viola | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sabin | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gillingham | 9.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1576530. 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.







