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Winnebago Mission, Wisconsin

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Komensky town. It lies in ZIP code area 54615. It stands on Dickey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black River Falls quadrangle.

Winnebago Mission within Jackson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

189 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Winnebago Mission between 1992 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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
Debris and open burning41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined40
Equipment and vehicle use27
Arson/incendiarism27
Recreation and ceremony16
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Fireworks8
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Natural3
Other causes2

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
7 September 2013Smokingunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesBLUEBIRD
6 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesALLEN CREEK
6 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 September 2005Arson/incendiarism4.7 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 September 2004Recreation and ceremony6.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesLOW CLOUD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Winnebago Mission: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free. 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
Black River FallsIron, Water, FreePast Producer1839, 1969
Airport PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Arnt Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Black River FallsIronPast Producer1969, 1982
Harris PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tilden Mound DepositIronPast Producer1839, 1856, 1892
Tilden Mound DepositIronPast Producer1839, 1856

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

9 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winnebago Mission in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood, 1 lightning. 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
August 2012LightningWinnebago Mission$210,000A log home was completely destroyed by a fire that was started by a lightning strike. Fire crews were first called to the area around 330 a.m. but found no evidence of a fire and left. They returned to the scene around 5 a.m. to find the home completely engulfed in flames. Three fire departments battled the fire for over 4 hours. Local officials estimated the value of the home and contents at just over $200,000.
September 2010FloodWinnebago Mission$15,000A washout occurred near the intersection of State Highway 54 and County Road K.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindWinnebago Mission$10,000Sheriff department reported 25 to 30 trees were down along Highway 12 and County Roads K and E.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindWinnebago Mission$5,000Trees were blown down in various places across the western part of the county.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWinnebago Mission$2,000Trees were blown down at the Ho-Chunk Nation's Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds northeast of Black River Falls.
October 2023Heavy RainWinnebago Mission-An automated weather observation station reported 4.59 inches of rainfall near Black River Falls.
October 2023Heavy RainWinnebago Mission-An automated weather observation station reported 4.49 inches of rain near Black River Falls.
October 2023Heavy RainWinnebago Mission-An automated weather observations station reported 5.71 inches of rainfall near Black River Falls.
March 2019FloodWinnebago Mission-Runoff from melting snow caused flooding to occur along numerous streams across Jackson County. U.S. Highway 12 was closed because of flooding along Allen Creek north of Black River Falls. Several other county and town roads were also closed. Water was reported in a few basements.

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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
Vaudreuil4.0 miles13
Hatfield4.9 miles11
Clay (historical)5.2 miles11
Wrightsville (historical)5.8 miles13
Sheppard6.0 miles13
Brockway6.2 miles13
Black River Falls6.2 miles13
Charter Oak Mills (historical)8.3 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1576873. 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.