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Wausau, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Vernon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32428. It stands on Reedy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wausau quadrangle. 371 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 95 feet above sea level.

Wausau within Washington County

Then and now

1950 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wausau, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Wausau, surveyed 1950

Compare 1950 against another survey:

Population over time

3 figures

Wausau fell from 398 to 371 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000398
2010383-15 (-4%)
2020371-12 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

101 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Wausau between 1992 and 2020, burning about 592 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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 burning37
Railroad operations and maintenance20
Equipment and vehicle use12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism6
Natural6
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceGAINER ROAD (67)
21 September 2010Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service67/DELTONA #1-0551
21 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest Service67/DELTONA #2-0552
19 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBEDIE ROAD (67)
15 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDELTONA BLVD (67)
12 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceDOTTIE WEST LN (67)
4 August 1998Debris and open burning30 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Wausau: 6 prospects, 3 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. 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
C.W. Roberts Contr. Co. - Washington PitSandProducer
M & O Sand & Fill Equip SandhillsSandProducer
Loyed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Ls. DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dmp Investments, Inc. - Washington CountyClayProducer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

25 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wausau in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death and 21 injuries. 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
March 2001Tornado (F2)Wausau1 killed, 21 hurt, $1,500,000An F2 tornado touched down in the Sunny Hills subdivision near Gin Lake in southeast Washington County, and raced northeast into southwest Jackson County. The tornado struck the Country Oaks, Buckhorn Creek, and Highview Acres communities. The hardest hit area was Highview Acres where 20 homes were damaged or destroyed. One man was killed when his mobile home was destroyed. 21 people were injured. Hundreds of trees were uprooted and debris scattered over several miles along the tornado's path. Numerous downed power lines affected 4,500 customers. Reported by the Washington County EMA.
April 1993Tornado (F1)Wausau$500,000High winds and a tornado that touched down several times along a 5-mile path damaged several homes, a church, several barns and boats, overturned a parked 35,000 pound tractor trailer, and uprooted many large trees. Damage was estimated at $250,00.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Wausau$300,000An F1 tornado touched down just south of Gilberts Mill and produced a damage path across Gilberts Mill Road, Highpocket Lane and Stewart Road, before it lifted a half-mile north of Stewart Road. The tornado destroyed a few barns, a pump house, and a mobile home, and damaged a few homes, barns, a church and a business. It also uprooted several trees and downed a few power lines. Stewart Road was closed due to debris and trees. Reported by the Washington County EMA.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWausau$10,000Several downed trees and power lines were reported along with a damage to a house.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindWausau$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Washington county.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindWausau$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from Wausau to Vernon.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWausau$4,000Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Wausau. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindWausau$3,000Several trees were blown down.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWausau$2,000Power lines were blown down on Olie Road.
December 2018LightningWausau$1,000A house was struck by lightning near Ben Road and Highway 77. Smoke was observed but no flames.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWausau$1,000A tree was blown down at Olie and Ambus Roads.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWausau-A tree was blown down at Pioneer Road and Hard Labor Road.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWausau-A tree was blown down onto Tiller Road.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindWausau-A tree was blown down at 2592 Oid Road.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWausau-Trees were blown down near Tiller Road and Owens Pond Road.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindWausau-Trees were blown down in the Wausau area.
August 2021Flash FloodWausau-Hagan Road was washed out.
August 2021Flash FloodWausau-Ben Road was underwater.
September 2020Flash FloodWausau-Highway 77 near Hills Dr was reported underwater.
February 2018FloodWausau-Water over Ledger Road caused a road closure from Pioneer Road to Olie Road. This was due to a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain.
February 2018FloodWausau-Water over Olie Road caused a road closure from Deltona Road to Ledger Road. This was due to a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain.
April 2014Flash FloodWausau-Ben Road was underwater near Highway 77 and Reedy Creek due to flash flooding.
April 2014Flash FloodWausau-Portions of Olie Road and Roland Road were closed to due flash flooding from heavy rain in a short period of time.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWausau-A pine tree was snapped about halfway up just east of Wausau.
August 2000HailWausau-Dime size hail on State Road 77. Reported by the Washington County EMA.

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Bells Mill2.2 miles14
Bradford2.5 miles14
Macom4.3 miles14
Brock Crossroad4.6 miles13
Sylvania4.7 miles14
Gilberts Mill5.1 miles15
Vernon6.6 miles14
Poplar Head6.7 miles13

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 WausauAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2155981The 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 292952. 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.