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Winchester, Wisconsin

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Winchester town. It lies in ZIP code area 54947. The Survey maps it on the Oshkosh NW quadrangle.

Winchester within Winnebago County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

30 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Winchester between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,438 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning3
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources60
29 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources3
23 June 2018Fireworksunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources88
9 May 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources71
5 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources36
5 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2
4 May 2019Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources56
31 May 2014Debris and open burning275 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesCTH MM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Winnebago County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Winchester: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Broehm QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Courtney and Plummer Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Doro QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
John Kelly Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Larsen PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Perry QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Winnebago County

Storms near this place

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winchester in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 14 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Winchester$25,000This tornado damaged several structures. It destroyed a shed, swirling 2 by 4's in the air. The 2 by 4's struck a house, damaging the roof. It threw a trailer about 200 yards into a field and ripped siding off a garage (DI 2, DOD 2) and knocked over a small camper trailer. Winds were estimated at 80 mph.
May 2011HailWinchester$5,000Hail, larger than softball size, fell at the intersection of U.S. Highways 10 and 45.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWinchester$2,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Winchester. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Winchester. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Thunderstorm winds uprooted or snapped several trees near Larsen.
August 2014Tornado (EF0)Winchester-A tornado developed and caused minor damage as it moved east near Shady Lane in rural northern Winnebago County. The weak tornado (EF0) caused two single wood power poles to partially lean in saturated soil (DI 24, DOD 1) and knocked over a few trees and limbs (DI 28, DOD 2 and 3). Swirl marks could be seen in a field of tall grass. The tornado was not in contact with the ground during the entire path length. Peak winds were estimated at 65 to 75 mph.
August 2014HailWinchester-Walnut size hail fell around Winchester.
June 2012HailWinchester-Thunderstorms produced hail slightly smaller than tennis ball size in the Town of Clayton.
April 2011HailWinchester-Thunderstorms produced penny size hail that fell west of Winchester.
May 2011HailWinchester-Ping pong ball size hail fell northwest of Larsen.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWinchester-Winds of at least 60 mph winds and pea size hail were reported by a storm spotter.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindWinchester-A severe thunderstorm moved east through east-central Wisconsin. Its violent winds downed trees in Wautoma (Waushara County), and blew over power lines in the Winchester (Winnebago County) area. A lightning-produced fire destroyed a barn near Larsen (Winnebago County).
May 2010HailWinchester-no account filed
April 2008HailWinchester-no account filed
June 2008HailWinchester-no account filed
October 2006HailWinchester-no account filed
May 2002HailWinchester-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindWinchester-no account filed
May 2000HailWinchester-no account filed
August 1999HailWinchester-no account filed
June 1999HailWinchester-no account filed
March 1998HailWinchester-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Winnebago County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Larsen2.2 miles10
Medina Junction3.3 miles10
Clarks Point4.1 miles8
Piacenza4.2 miles8
Indian Shores4.5 miles8
Allenville5.1 miles10
Lasleys Point5.4 miles8
Zittau6.6 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1576840. 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.