BlockWiota, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Wiota town. It lies in ZIP code area 53587. The Survey maps it on the Wiota quadrangle. 71 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 997 feet above sea level.
On record in Wiota
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Pecatonica Battlefieldlisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1923 USGS South Wayne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS South Wayne quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Wiota quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,653 words on this townshipHistory of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities, Towns and Villages ... Its War Record, Biographical Sketches ... the Whole Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution, and of the Constitution of the United States, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Wiota Town. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
HIRAH N. perry, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. 0. Wiota ; he was born Jan. 3, 1840, in Adams Co., 111.; came to Wisconsin in 1855; lived in town of Gratiot, twenty-one years; he now lives in Wiota Township. His wife, Mary Grabham, was born in i]no;land, in 18-48 ; they were married in 1870, and have had three children - Maudie, Willie and Dellie. When the war broke out he enlisted in the 96th 111. V. I., Aug. 15, 1862, and was discharged in September, 1863. Has been a member of the Town Board two years, and School Clerk two years. He now owns 120 acres of land. In politics, he is a Republican, and in religion a United Brethren.
LEWIS C. ROBERTSOir, farmer. Sec. 28; P. 0. Wiota; he was born in Fentress Co., Tenn., Feb. 24, 1826 ; came to Wisconsin in 1836; settled in La Fayette Co.; came to town of Wiota in 1845. His wife was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, May 1, 1832 ; they were married in 1849, and have had one child - Amelia Caroline, now Mrs. Blunt, living in town of Wiota. He has held the office of County Constable four years. He enlisted in the 5th W. V. I., at Monticello, La Fayette Co., as Sergeant, on Aug. 30, 1864; was discharged April 8, 1865. He now owns 60 acres of land. In poUtics, he is a Republican, and in religion a believer.
G. W. STE VENSOX, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Wiota ; born in town of Wiota, La Fayette Co., Wis., Aug. 24, 1835. His wife, Clara A. Lutter, was a native of Savannah, 111. ; they were married in November, 1866, and have had five children - Stella M., Ruger C, C E., Milton J. and George E. He was Under Sheriff two years, 1867-68. When the war broke out he enlisted on April 6, 1861, as First Lieutenant of Co. H, 3d W. V. I. ; mustered ont July 19, 1865, with the rank of Brevet Colonel; he was wounded at the battle of Antietam, and also in a skirmish at Argyle Island. He owns 230 acres of land. In politics he is a Democrat, and in religion a believer. Richard Stevenson, his father, came to La Fayette Co. about 1829, one of the very first settlers in La Fayette Co. ; was all through the Black Hawk war, and died in 1835.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Wiota Town - it names this place 2 more 2 times.
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Wiota between 2018 and 2020, burning about 27 acres 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 427181 |
| 19 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019009 |
| 15 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019004 |
| 21 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018012 |
| 6 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020015 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wiota: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Tiffany Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Along Apple Bran | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Along Apple Bran | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Along Pecatonica | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Along Pecatonica | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| G.A. Watson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lancaster Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Munson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Niffenegger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wiota in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiota | $25,000 | A barn was destroyed. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Wiota | $5,000 | Highway 78 closed from Wiota to Gratiot due to flooding from the Pecatonica River and creeks. |
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 Wiota | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8026668 | 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 1576892. 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.