Westwood Estates, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Pleasant Prairie Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53158. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Prairie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Racine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Racine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pleasant Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Racine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Racine quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,887 words on this townshipThe History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pleasant Prairie Village covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pleasant Prairie Village - 7,887 words.
Fires near this place
26 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Westwood Estates between 2018 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. None 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 | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 8369 |
| 9 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18327 |
| 24 August 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 7960 |
| 2 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20517 |
| 31 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 7106 |
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 6908 |
| 25 July 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 6897 |
| 24 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20480 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Westwood Estates: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koos Inc. Plant | Vermiculite | Plant | ||
| Bristol Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ponderosa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Lake Estates | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Truesdell | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Prairie | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| South Kenosha | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Shorecrest Pointe | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kenosha | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Woodworth | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Timber Ridge | 5.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2508189. 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.






