52 topographic sheets cover 29 settlements here, and 7 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 1 person · people the book names include Rev. E. E. Savageau (Almena Village, 1922) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Paul Chicago Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Passsenger Station | building | 2007 | 07000588 |
 | Cumberland Public Library | building | 1992 | 92000804 |
 | Franklin School | building | 2015 | 15000107 |
| Island of Happy Days | district | 1995 | 95000141 | |
 | St. Mary's Rectory | building | 2011 | 11000152 |
 | Edward N. and Mary T. Stebbins House | building | 2006 | 06000945 |
 | ZCBJ Hall | building | 1985 | 85000768 |
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 487 of them, burning about 665 acres. 5 started naturally and 25 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 180 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 68 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 50 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 October 2011 | Debris and open burning | 34 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CHETEK TOWER FIRE |
| 17 April 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 552019 |
| 3 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Smoking | 13 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 421 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 50 injuries and about $54,787,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 178 |
| Hail | 172 |
| Tornado | 41 |
| Funnel Cloud | 11 |
| Flash Flood | 9 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 |
| Lightning | 3 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Reeve | 1 killed, 25 hurt, $10,100,000 | The tornado first developed over southeastern Polk County, then tracked mostly east-northeast across southern Barron before moving into Rusk County and eventually Price County. In Barron County, the tornado hit numerous farmsteads, devastating barns and other outbuildings. The hardest hit area in Barron County was just north of Chetek, WI, where high-end EF2 damage was found. A number of mobile homes were completely demolished, and this is where the one fatality occurred. After that, several turkey barns were leveled, and then multiple homes were hit hard near Prairie Lake, especially those on the eastern shore. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | 8 hurt, $100,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey determined that downburst winds caused substantial tree damage north of Cumberland, Wisconsin. In addition, a local business roof was blown off just north of Cumberland, and several trailers in Eagle Point Campground were damaged. |
| July 1967 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 6 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1957 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 4 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1969 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 4 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1964 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haugen | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Scattered trees fell around the Haugen area, and the town of Cedar Lake. Also, a tree landed on a camper in the Bear Lake area, and a women was injured and taken to a local hospital. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Rice Lake | $30,000,000 | Hundreds of houses damaged from wind driven large hail. Numerous car windows shattered. The local newspaper reported that one auto glass replacement company estimated about 200 different jobs were required. |
| September 1990 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1977 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $1,500,000 | A storm survey was conducted and estimated the winds of 80 to 90 mph. Numerous large trees, up to 4 feet in diameter, were uprooted, snapped, or blown down on the west side of Prairie Lake. ||The damage was concentrated in a one mile swath from near 10th 1/2 Ave and 23rd street, north-northwest to 22nd 1/2 Street and 23rd near Lakewood Park. Almost all of the trees were blown to the north-northwest with some indication of a divergence signature on the west side of the storm damage. One of worst area of damage was at the Sandy Grove Resort where significant structural damage occurred to residences and cabins. ||There were also several lake homes that were severely damage from the fallen trees. No injuries were reported during this event that only lasted 30 seconds to a minute based on eyewitness accounts. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turtle Lake | $1,000,000 | 5 mile wide swath of damaging wind extended across much of Barron County. Numerous trees down, roof blown off house, trailers tipped over at RV Park, chopper box and semi truck blown over in Turtle Lake. Roof blown off barn 3 N Poskin. Semi truck blown over on eastern edge of Barron. Trees fell through roofs of houses 1 SW Cameron. Damage figure include totals from all storms in Barron County between 1640 and 1705. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Turtle Lake | $500,000 | There was a swath of very large hail, up to 3 inches in diameter, that occurred from east of Clayton, to Barron. |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F2) | Canton | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Almena to | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Cumberland | $500,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $350,000 | Several properties received minor damage to roofs, with two properties sustaining significant damage with 40% of their shingles damage. One home had a tree fall on it which caused considerable damage to their roof. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rice Lake | $250,000 | Severe wind gusts caused damage to several trailer homes on the south side of Rice Lake. |
| August 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Barronett | $250,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down approximately 4.5 miles north-northeast of Cumberland, and tracked east-southeast to approximately six miles northeast of Cumberland, Wisconsin. Structural damage was confined to a barn and garage destroyed. Hundreds of trees were either uprooted and blown down, and several of the large trees were in excess of four feet in diameter. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chetek | $250,000 | no account filed |
| September 1990 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| September 1990 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| September 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1985 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 1977 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $225,000 | Water up to three feet deep flooded cars in the city of Barron. Elsewhere in Barron County, four bridges in Doyle Township, several miles east of Rice Lake, were washed out. Three of the bridges crossed Spring Creek, and the fourth crossed Pokegama Creek. Numerous roads were also closed. Reports of rainfall ranged from 12.5 inches in northeastern Barron County, to 7 inches in the central portion of the county, to approximately 4 inches in the southern portion of the county. All were taken from citizen back yard gauges. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Mikana | $200,000 | An EF-1 tornado touched down just west of the intersection of 28th Avenue and 26th Street. It tracked northeast and dissipated at 30th Avenue. Damage was sporadic along this tornado path, with damages to roofs, a 12 foot house antenna, two seven foot tall horse enclosures, and numerous large trees uprooted and blown down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barronett | $150,000 | Some lake homes were damaged along Silver Lake. On the western edge of the lake there was significant tree and dock damage. One boat was lofted 20 feet from the lake and landed between two large trees. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Turtle Lake | $120,000 | A tornado traveled east-southeast, just north of the village of Turtle Lake. It touched down in extreme eastern Polk County and moved into Barron County. In Barron County, roofs were peeled off on a few homes. Scattered large trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado crossed Highway 63, and multiple downed trees resulted in the closure of Highway 63 for several hours. It dissipated just before reaching Highway 8. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $110,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds temporarily lifted the roof off a hangar building at the Cumberland Airport. Three walls of the hangar buckled as the roof settled back down. As a result the entire structure collapsed onto three airplanes stored in the hangar. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $110,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland Muni Arpt | $100,000 | Damaging straight-line winds caused excessive damage east of Cumberland, near Highway 48, and 12th Street. Numerous trees were uprooted along with a turkey barn roof blown off, and damage to nearby crops. Some damage also occurred to a home near the turkey barn. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Dallas | $100,000 | Vehicle lifted off roadway and tossed into field. Large pine trees uprooted and broken. West face of wooden barn torn away. Shed destroyed. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Lake Chetek | $75,000 | A tornado in southeastern Barron County traveled southeast, touching down just southeast of Cameron and dissipating just north of Chetek. Numerous very large trees were uprooted and snapped near the start of the path. There were over a dozen large pine trees down on the east shore of Prairie Lake, several of which fell on a home. A storage garage lost its roof and a turkey barn lost its roof. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rice Lake | $50,000 | Hail up to tennis ball size with hail breaking through a large retailer's roof. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Chetek | $50,000 | A storm chaser and local residents recorded a tornado just south of Chetek. A large metal shed was destroyed and a number of trees were downed. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Rice Lake | $50,000 | Very heavy rainfall caused significant street flooding in Rice Lake, with some cars disabled and floating in water. Radar estimated between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell in a short period of time to cause the street flooding. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $50,000 | Numerous trees were downed or snapped off, some two feet in diameter, near the intersection of County Highways P and T. A house lost half its roof, and trees were down on another house. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Rice Lake | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1990 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1989 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1965 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1964 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1964 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1958 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rice Lake | $15,000 | Several reports of trees and power lines blown down in the city of Rice Lake, Wisconsin. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barron | $10,000 | Numerous large trees were uprooted or blown down, including some on power lines, and others across Highway 8. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Haugen | $5,000 | Hail occurred northwest of Rice Lake for about five minutes. Some nearby corn fields and cars were damaged by the large hail. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cameron | $3,000 | Several small trees and large tree branches were blown down between Cameron and Chetek. |
| August 1975 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rice Lake | $2,000 | A large pine tree snapped off and fell on a boat. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Rdp)Rice Lake Regional Airport | - | Report of damage to the siding of a house. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rice Lake | - | A tree was downed, blocking 18th Street near 22 1/2 Avenue northwest of Rice Lake. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Rdp)Rice Lake Regional Airport | - | A storm survey discovered a half dozen tall pine trees snapped near the intersection of 17th Street and 18th Avenue. There was other tree damage on a neighboring property. Wind speeds estimated up to 65 mph. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Cumberland | - | A storm produced hail southeast of Cumberland. The largest hail size was golf ball. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chetek | - | Time estimated from radar. Delayed report of multiple large trees down blocking roads. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chetek | - | Time estimated from radar. Delayed report of multiple large trees down blocking roads. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 203 workings inside this county. 37 still produce and 166 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 194 |
| Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | 5 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 4 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetek Quartzite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Dallas Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Eldred M. Engebretson Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Rex & Thora Severson Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Auburn Mine | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | ||
| Church Road Mine | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| FLS Mine and Wet Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | Sand | |
| LP Mine and Wet Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | Sand | |
| Thompson Hills Mine and Wet Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | ||
| A. & J. Stoeberl Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| A. H. Meyer Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| A. Mork Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| A. P. & M. Batz Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Adeline Reinolt Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Afred Raawe Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Albert Kunesh Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Albert Kunesh Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Albin Offedahl Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Alfred Koser Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Almena Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Almena Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Almena Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alois & Kath Stoeberl Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| American Materials Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| American Materials Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| American Materials Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anna Haseman Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anna Lindquist Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Arland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arthur Mork Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arthur Overgaard Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barbara Heintz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barron Co. Hwy. Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barron County Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barron County Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barron County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barron County Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barron Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Beaver Dam Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bernard Stewart Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Byron Kurschner Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C. & R. Quillen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| C. D. & Ann Mcclure Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cameron Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cameron Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cameron Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cameron Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cameron Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Campia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carl Tolletson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Humphrey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Udelhofen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Chetek River Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chris Abt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of Barron Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Clar. Espeseth Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Clarence Solum Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Clifford Christeson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Comstock Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crotteau | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cumberland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Curtis Havgestuen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dallas Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| David Farlow Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Drew Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| E. & C. Boortz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E. & G. Novak Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Edward Anderson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Edward Kraemer & Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edward Kraemer and Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edward P. Klein Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ellen M. Peterson Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ellen M. Peterson Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elmer Lindberg Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Emil Tharaldson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Erma Weed Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ermin Hansen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ermin Hansen Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Erwin King Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Erwin King Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Butler Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Evelyn Mommsen Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Evelyn Sorenson Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fawn Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Florian R. Anderson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fred R. Bohlken Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fred R. Bohlken Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fred Warwick Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| George Germann Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gerald Bjugstad Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grouse Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| H. & M. Weise Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H. P. Miller Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Haugen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Haugen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hawk Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hawk Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hazel B. Francois Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Henry Bos Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Henry Janecky Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hilman Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hjalmer Lindberg Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hjalmer Lindberg Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hjalmer Lindberg Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Bernau Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| J. B. Barta Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J. Lyman Erickson Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J. Lyman Erickson Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| J. Sanders Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Jack Mcfarlane Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| James Whiteford Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| James Whiteford Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| John Becker Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Lubomirski Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Sindelar Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kahl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kahl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Vergin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kenneth Vergin Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kenneth Vergin Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kurschner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lauren Gehler Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lawrence Gillette Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lawrence Gillette Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lazy A Ranch Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lazy A Ranch, Inc. Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Leahy Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leo. Johnson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lester Vergin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lloyd & Ruth Otten Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lloyd & Ruth Otten Gravel Deposit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lloyd & Ruth Otten Gravel Deposit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lloyd Miller Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lucy Gulan Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Luella Carlson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| M. F. Mommser Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| M. F. Mommser Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marg. Ruppell Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Frie Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mary Germann Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mary Germann Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Minnie Dietrich Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Ear Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mudhen Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Organ Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Osterman Sand & Gravelvar. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ostermann Gravel Inc. Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Otto Boortz Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| P & B Excavating Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Paul Byhre Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Paul Hartung Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peter Leschisin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Pickerel Lake Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Pioneer Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant No. 20 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quaderer Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R. & B. Kinshan Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ralph Luciano Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ray & Mary Leisz Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ray Karshbaum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ray Rivard Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Red Cedar River Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Red Cedar River Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Cedar River Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rice Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Richard Bol Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Richard Richter Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Richard Richter Sand Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Robarge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rollin C. Osberg Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rollin Osberg Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rudolph Barta Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ruth Olson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Signa Helson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Brothers Transfer Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Brothers Transfer Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Brothers Transfer Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Star Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stump Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Stump Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sylvan Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tyrus Farlow Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Upper Spirit Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| V. & L. Koehn Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| W. & A. Gotham Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| W. F. Morgan Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Walter C. Alton Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Walter Popowski Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Warner Bayer Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wayne Hembrook Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wayne West Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| William Elbert Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| William J. Kennedy & Son Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| William J. Molls Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| William Sirianni Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wissota Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wissota Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yellow River Supply Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yellow River Supply Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yellow River Supply Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yellow River Supply Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
History of Barron County Wisconsin devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 5 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almena Village | Almena | 14,479 words | 3 | |
| Barron Town | Barron | 11,799 words | 1 | |
| Chetek City | Chetek | 8,609 words | 0 | |
| Cumberland City | Cumberland | 13,933 words | 0 | |
| Rice Lake Town | Campia, Dobie | 17,358 words | 0 |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 23 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
Everyone History of Barron County Wisconsin stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1922.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Cameron village · 54822 · On Cranberry Creek · Rice Lake South quadrangle
7 sheets, 1951 to 1980
Dallas town · 54733 · On East Branch Upper Pine Creek · Dallas quadrangle
7 sheets, 1951 to 1980
Prairie Farm town · 54762 · On Turtle Creek · Ridgeland quadrangle
7 sheets, 1949 to 1980
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