Wrightsville, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Alma town. It lies in ZIP code area 54754. It stands on Wrightsville Creek. The Survey maps it on the Merrillan quadrangle. It stands 912 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1924 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Merrillan quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Wrightsville (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 308 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BLUEBIRD |
| 23 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wrightsville (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnt Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrillan | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hatfield | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Alma Center | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Winnebago Mission | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Clay (historical) | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Vaudreuil | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Black River Falls | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brockway | 9.0 miles | 13 |
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 Wrightsville (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8038319 | 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 2702801. 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.







