Willard, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hendren town. It lies in ZIP code area 54493. The Survey maps it on the Willard quadrangle. It stands 1,181 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Neillsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Willard quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Willard between 1992 and 2019, burning about 139 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GROUSE FIRE |
| 20 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RESEWOOD FIRE |
| 4 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2008 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Willard: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schuering Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willard in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 6 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Lightning | Willard | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple fallen trees near Willard. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willard | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Willard. |
| October 2023 | Heavy Rain | Willard | - | A volunteer observer reported 3.96 inches of rainfall near Willard. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Willard | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported northwest of Willard. |
| July 2020 | Flood | Willard | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed Cameron Creek out of its banks northwest of Willard. Flood waters from the creek were reported to be flowing over roads near the intersection of County Highways M and GG. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Willard | - | County Highway G was closed around Willard because of water over the road. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Willard | - | Funnel clouds were sighted near Willard. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Willard | - | Up to quarter sized hail fell in Willard. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Willard | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Willard | - | 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.
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 Willard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8003349 | 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 1576756. 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.





