Weston, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Weston town. It lies in ZIP code area 54751. It stands on West Branch Knights Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1946 USGS Knapp quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Knapp quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Weston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Weston in 2019, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 45 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Weston: 11 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oconto County Highway Dept. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bates Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dunn County Highway Dept. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Eau Galle River Dolomite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Elmwood Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elmwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elmwood Sandstone Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Elmwood Sandstone Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Fesenmaier Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weston in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weston | $50,000 | This is the continuation of the minor damage across Dunn County. This area was more concentrated in southwest Dunn County between Weston and Eau Galle. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weston | - | There were over a dozen pine trees that were snapped off above the base, northwest of Weston. A few power poles were also broken. There were also unconfirmed reports of more trees and power lines down across southern Dunn County, but additional information was not available. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weston | - | A large tree was blown down north of Weston. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Weston | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Weston | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hatchville | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Irvington | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Downsville | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Welch Point (historical) | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Eau Galle | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Menomonie | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| North Menomonie | 9.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1576583. 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.








