West Middleton, Wisconsin
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Middleton town. It lies in ZIP code area 53593. The Survey maps it on the Middleton quadrangle. It stands 1,079 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cross Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Middleton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Middleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of West Middleton between 2008 and 2020, burning about 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19429 |
| 24 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 480 |
| 14 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018928 |
| 25 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 471 |
| 2 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2012493 |
| 15 June 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 305 |
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 190 |
| 27 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of West Middleton: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton-Watson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Northwestern Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Zander Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Capitol Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Essers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| General Silica Division Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weiland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Junction | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Five Points (historical) | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Riley | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Middleton | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Bluff | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Verona | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mendota Beach | 5.4 miles | 25 | |
| Pheasant Branch | 5.6 miles | 25 |
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 Middleton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7985923 | 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 1842754. 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.







