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One of 60 National Register listings published here for La Crosse County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for La Crosse County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Burr Oak between 2002 and 2018, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 June 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Burr Oak: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thompson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Coulee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mindoro Cut | 6.0 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100009482 in Record Group 79. |
| La Crosse County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |