Bayfield County, Wisconsin

96 topographic sheets cover 33 settlements here, and 21 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

21 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Wisconsin within the United States

Bayfield County within Wisconsin

What the record shows

362 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
21 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 18 buildings and 3 districts.
8 of the 21 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 33 populated places in this county; 33 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Bank of Washburn	building	1980	80000105
Bayfield County Courthouse	building	1975	75000060
Bayfield Fish Hatchery	building	1981	81000033
Bayfield Historic District	district	1980	80000106
Booth Cooperage	building	1976	76000049
Frank Boutin Jr. House	building	1974	74000056
Christ Episcopal Church	building	1974	74000057
East Third Street Residential Historic District	district	2014	14000430
Forest Lodge	building	2002	02000031
Forest Lodge Library	building	2001	01000735
Herbster Community Center	building	1997	97000888
Hokenson Fishing Dock	building	1976	76000050
Island Lake Camp	building	1982	82000629
Old Bayfield County Courthouse	building	1974	74000058
John and Justina Palo Homestead	building	2002	02001007
Pureair Sanatorium	building	1981	81000034
Sevona Cabin	building	1976	76000051
Shaw Farm	building	1976	76000052
Shaw Point Historic District	district	2020	100005371
Washburn Public Library	building	1984	84003621
West Bay Club	building	2014	14000385

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

787 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 787 of them, burning about 2,866 acres. 30 started naturally and 42 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	275
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	149
Equipment and vehicle use	94
Power generation/transmission/distribution	84
Recreation and ceremony	53
Arson/incendiarism	42
Natural	30
Smoking	26
Other causes	19
Misuse of fire by a minor	10
Fireworks	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Firearms and explosives use	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
29 April 2007	Power generation/transmission/distribution	1,167 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	PIONEER
3 May 1999	Power generation/transmission/distribution	258 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	SAWDUST LAKE
15 March 2017	Arson/incendiarism	80 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	SUSIENKA ROAD FIRE
30 July 1992	Smoking	70 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	not named
12 April 1998	Recreation and ceremony	63 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	MCGINNIS LAKE
20 May 2009	Power generation/transmission/distribution	50 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	BIRCHWOOD
12 April 2015	Power generation/transmission/distribution	47 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	PORT WING FIRE
24 April 2003	Debris and open burning	46 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1965 to 2026

60 of 322 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 322 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 10 injuries and about $6,474,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	172
Hail	108
Flash Flood	32
Tornado	5
Flood	4
Funnel Cloud	1

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
July 2016	Flood	Cable Union Arpt	1 killed, 1 hurt	An 84-year-old Illinois man died when his car became partially submerged into floodwaters along a ditch along County Highway M, about 3 miles east of Cable. The man and his 84-year-old wife were attempting to turn around after encountering a washed out section of the Highway near the Namekagon River, but accidentally backed up into the flooded ditch. The man drowned, but a firefighter saved the wife.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Drummond	1 killed	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bayfield	2 hurt, $1,500,000	Downburst winds hit the Bayfield waterfront where an art fair was in progress at Memorial Park. Most of the ninety fair tents were demolished and art pieces were tossed into Lake Superior. A woman broke her hand while a man received a large gash on his hand. Numerous large trees were blown down in Bayfield. The local Catholic church lost a portion of its roof, resulting in damage estimated at $300,000. There was an unverified report of a private weather system clocking the wind at 99 mph before it became inoperable. At the Apostle Island Marina numerous boats lost their canvas coverings. Many boats lost their stanchions after being tipped under the docks by the strong winds. Damage estimates at the marina ranged from $25,000 to $30,000. Trees were reported down all across northern Douglas County.
July 1983	Tornado (F1)	not stated	2 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
June 1968	Tornado (F2)	not stated	2 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
June 2024	Flash Flood	Herbster	1 hurt, $50,000	A 5 foot wide section of State Highway 13 just east of Herbster washed out when the culvert underneath failed. A car drove into the washout and the driver was trapped but only had minor injuries.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Red Cliff	1 hurt, $8,000	A large tree was blown down on to a camper trailer, sending one person to the hospital with serious head injuries.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Grandview	1 hurt	A sheriff deputy was rescued from Twentymile Creek near Mason, WI after he mistakenly drove his vehicle into a washed-out section of road caused by heavy rainfall across the region. The deputy clung to a tree using an emergency tourniquet to keep from being swept away. It took emergency personnel close to 4 hours to rescue the deputy. The deputy was rushed to the hospital where he was hospitalized for kidney failure and other life-threatening problems associated with clinging to the tree in the flood waters. The deputy has since made a full recovery and returned to duty later that month.
June 2018	Flash Flood	Ino	$2,200,000	US Highway 2 was washed out at North Fish Creek west of Tomich Road east of Ino. The culvert failed and eroded the road on both sides.
July 1999	Flash Flood	Central Portion	$500,000	no account filed
July 1999	Flash Flood	North Portion	$500,000	no account filed
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bayfield	$400,000	Major wind damage to docks and a few boats occurred at two marinas. Many docks were destroyed. One 40 foot boat was destroyed. There was also three-quarter inch hail and some downed trees.
October 2005	Flash Flood	Bayfield	$345,000	no account filed
August 1988	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
June 2024	Flash Flood	Bayfield	$100,000	Areas of flooding and washed out roads were reported in the City of Bayfield.
April 1984	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
April 2023	Flood	Port Wing	$16,000	Warm temperatures early in April led to rapid snowmelt of a well above normal snowpack across the region. Additionally, heavy rainfall on top of the snowpack led to additional high runoff across the county as well. Roads began to be impacted on the 11th with water overtopping low spots leading to washouts and failed culverts. Temperatures cooled during the middle of the month along with a heavy snow event the 16th into the 17th. This allowed the runoff to slow and water levels to drop. However, water levels rose again later in the month as this new snow melted as well. Numerous road closures were reported across the entire county due to failed culverts, washouts and gravel roads being washed away. Multiple communities in addition to the county issued disaster declarations due to the extent of washed out roads. Damage estimates were not readily available from the county for the most part. High water continued to impact homes, driveways and farm fields into the latter portion of the month.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cornucopia Fld Arpt	$10,000	Hundreds of big oak and maple trees were uprooted and snapped. Observer reports nearly all trees in about a five acre area around their house were destroyed with car and house damage.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Red Cliff	$10,000	Flooding was reported at the intersection of State Highway 13 and Blueberry Road in Red Cliff.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Barksdale	$10,000	A very large spruce tree was split near the base with part landing on a home causing roof damage.
June 2014	Hail	Red Cliff	$10,000	There was major damage to a camper trailer.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Iron River	$10,000	Trees were blown down on a recreational vehicle, trapping a camper at Twin Bear Campground.
July 2010	Hail	Ino	$8,000	Three vehicles were dented by the hail, and a police car windshield was smashed. High winds accompanied the hail.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Benoit	$5,000	A roof was blown off of a barn.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Ino	$5,000	Shingles were blown from a roof and siding was damaged on a house. A barn was severely damaged.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Barnes	$2,500	Trees were blown down.
July 2010	Hail	Iron River	$2,000	The hail fell at Scenic Drive Resort. In addition to the hail, strong winds blew down trees along County Highway H.
July 2010	Hail	Mason	$2,000	A few trees were blown down, in addition to the hail.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Drummond	$1,500	Trees were blown down across Tri Lakes Road.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Washburn	$1,000	There was flash flooding in Washburn with backups from storm drains in town. There were several inches of water on roadways.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Grandview	$1,000	Highway 61 was washed out due to flash flooding along Twentymile Creek.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Grandview	$1,000	Highway 61 was washed out due to flash flooding along Eighteenmile Creek.
July 2016	Flash Flood	Ashland Jct	$1,000	Flash flooding along South Fish Creek flooded the nearby stretch of Highway 137.
July 1983	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$250	no account filed
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Moquah	-	Numerous trees were down in the vicinity of Fish Creek Hill on Old US 2. Some of the trees were tall pine trees.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Ashland Jct	-	Many dead branches were down that were approximately 2 inches in diameter.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Washburn	-	Nevers Road reported impassable with photos of trees completely blocking the road. Several trees were also damaged at corner of Nevers Road and Highway 13.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Bayfield	-	Numerous reports were received of several tall pine trees uprooted in Washburn including several that blocked Highway 13.
March 2025	Hail	Washburn	-	Hail accumulated to a depth of 1 inch.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Namekagon	-	Two balsam trees were downed by the storm.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Namekagon	-	Measured by an anemometer located 90 feet above the ground and above the tree tops.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Namekagon	-	Measured by an anemometer located 90 feet above the ground and above the tree tops.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cornucopia	-	Three large poplar and one partially dead pine tree were snapped part way up the trunk.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Red Cliff	-	Five to ten medium to large poplar trees were snapped approximately four to eight feet up and were across the road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cornucopia Fld Arpt	-	Wisconsin Mesonet site BYFD Bayfield recorded a 78 mph wind gust.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Port Wing	-	Port Wing station PNGW3 recorded a gust of 61 mph.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Washburn	-	A tree fell on a powerline bringing the powerline down and across a road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cornucopia Fld Arpt	-	Several hundreds trees down in the woods and across Echo Valley Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Red Cliff	-	Several hundred trees down with approximately 70 percent uprooted and the rest snapped four to eight feet up, some higher. All were down in approximately the same direction. There was also some damage to trail infrastructure at Beaver Hollow.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Red Cliff	-	Approximately 20 to 30 trees were snapped near the base and partially across the road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Leonards	-	A 12-inch diameter live and healthy oak tree was snapped.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Port Wing	-	One large birch tree was down partially across Highway 13.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Port Wing	-	Two medium spruce trees were snapped near their bases.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Herbster	-	A tree was down at the spotter's location.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Drummond	-	Multiple trees were down across a roadway.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Delta	-	Three large trees were down along Scenic Drive.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Delta	-	Photos were received showing many trees down throughout a campground. The trees all appeared to be large and healthy and were uprooted by the thunderstorm winds.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Delta	-	Multiple reports were received of downed trees on roadways including County Highway H, Scenic Drive and Yderstad Road along with adjacent driveways between the Village of Delta and the Town of Drummond.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Iron River	-	A partially dead or sick tree was snapped at the trunk about 10 feet from the base in the town of Iron River.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Benoit	-	Multiple trees were down, uprooted or snapped at the base.

Mines and quarries

142 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 142 workings inside this county. 9 still produce and 133 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	117
Copper	22
Copper, Nickel	1
Copper, Silver	1
Flagstone	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Bayview Sandstone Quarry	Flagstone	Past Producer
Unnamed Prosect Near Long Mil	Copper, Nickel	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Owen	Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Bender Prospect	Copper	Occurrence
Bender Prospect	Copper	Occurrence
Nd Unnamed Prospect Near Long Mi	Copper	Occurrence
Nd Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo	Copper	Occurrence
Rd Unnamed Prosect Near Long Mil	Copper	Occurrence
Rd Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Osborn	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Osborn	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Owen	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Long Mi	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Long Mile F	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Long Mile F	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo Riv	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Marengo Riv	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Ounce River	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Ounce River	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Totagatic R	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Totagatic R	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Upper Eau C	Copper	Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect Near Upper Eau C	Copper	Occurrence
A. T. Guyer Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Alfred J. Schneider Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
August Voigt Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Barbara and Simon Susienka Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bayfield County Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Bayfield County Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Bayfield County Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bayfield County Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bayfield County Gravel Pit #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bayfield County Sand Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Bayfield County Sand Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Bayfield County Sand Deposit #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Bayfield County Sand Deposit #4	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Cable Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cable Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Charlotte G. Perry Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Chequamegon Bay Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Crescent Springs Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crest View Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crooked Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Dan Maxcy Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Darrell Krouse Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Deep Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Drummond Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Drummond Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dudley Wallin Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Ellen W. Miller Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Elmer E. Gruel Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
F. L. Wolfe Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Florence Dempsey Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fourmile Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Frank Yachinich Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fred Peterson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gilbert A. Larson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Grandview Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Grandview Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Grandview Sand Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Grandview Sand Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Grandview Township Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
H. J. Ehlers Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Hammil Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Harlor M. Smith Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Harlow Detle Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hazel Hills Pit No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Henry Maschivitz Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Hitesman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Holly Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Iron River Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Iron River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Irving Svendson Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Island Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
J. M. Black Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
John A Anderson Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
John D. Hare Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
John D. Miskulin Jr. Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
John L. Hegstrom Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
John Lunda Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Joseph Galik Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Joseph J. Mihalk Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
K. D. Bark Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
L. Olson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Lake Horseshoe Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Lake Owen Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lake Owen Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Leo Spanjer's Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Lillian Ottman Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lind Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
M. Reed and E. Case Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mason Township Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mildred Westbeg Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Mill Pond Lake Sand Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mill Pond Lake Sand Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Moquah Grael Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Moquah Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Motyka Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Nekoosa Edwards Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Nekoosa Edwards Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Nels Olson Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
P. Radloff Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Pat E. Mason Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Paul Schnabel Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Peter Heclmovich Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Peterson Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pot Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Price Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Red Cliff Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Richard E. Smith Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Roberta Anderson Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Roy S. Smith Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Russell Madson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sam Johnson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sand River Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Sand River Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Spider Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Svend Rasmussen Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Thomas Fischer Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Thomas G. Kliszcz Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Thomas J. Swenson Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Town of Bayview Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #4	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #5	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #6	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #7	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
U.S. Forest Service Gravel Pit #8	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
W. F. Defoe Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
W. and K. H. Sponsel Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Wald Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Walter Wald Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Walter Wald Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Walter Wald Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Wayne Vernon Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wissota Sand & Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every populated place in the county

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.

Ashland Junction

Eileen town · 54806 · On North Fish Creek · Ashland West quadrangle

13 sheets, 1942 to 1989
Bark Point

Clover town · 54844 · Bark Bay OE N quadrangle

8 sheets, 1944 to 1980
Barksdale

Barksdale town · 54806 · On Boyd Creek · Ashland West quadrangle

13 sheets, 1942 to 1989
Bayfield

Bayfield city · 54814 · Bayfield quadrangle

10 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Benoit

Mason town · 54856 · Moquah quadrangle

12 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Cable

Cable town · 54821 · Cable quadrangle

9 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Cornucopia

Bell town · 54827 · On Siskiwit River · Cornucopia quadrangle

12 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Delta

Delta town · 54856 · On South Fork White River · Delta quadrangle

12 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Drummond

Drummond town · 54832 · Drummond quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Grand View

Grand View town · 54839 · Grand View quadrangle

9 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Herbster

Clover town · 54844 · On Cranberry River · Herbster quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1984
Ino

Keystone town · 54856 · Ino quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Iron River

Iron River town · 54847 · On Hall Creek · Iron Lake quadrangle

13 sheets, 1943 to 2005
Lake Owen

Drummond town · 54832 · Drummond quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Lake Owen

Drummond town · 54832 · Drummond quadrangle

13 sheets, 1944 to 2005

No longer a settlement
Leonards

Cable town · 54821 · On Big Brook · Cable quadrangle

9 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Mason

Mason village · 54856 · Mason quadrangle

8 sheets, 1944 to 1980
Moquah

Pilsen town · 54806 · On Little Pine Creek · Moquah quadrangle

12 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Muskeg

Hughes town · 54847 · On Dahl Creek · Iron Lake quadrangle

13 sheets, 1943 to 2005
Namekagon

Namakagon town · 54821 · On Castle Creek · Namekagon Lake quadrangle

12 sheets, 1943 to 2005
Oulu

Oulu town · 54847 · Oulu quadrangle

10 sheets, 1947 to 1984
Pike River

Delta town · 54856 · On Kern Creek · Grandview NW quadrangle

11 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Port Wing

Port Wing town · 54865 · On Larson Creek · Port Wing quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1984
Pureair

Bayfield town · 54814 · On Pikes Creek · Bayfield quadrangle

10 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Radspur

Cable town · 54821 · On Big Brook · Cable quadrangle

9 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Red Cliff

Russell town · 54814 · On Chicago Creek · Bayfield quadrangle

10 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Salmo

Bayfield town · 54814 · On Pikes Creek · Bayfield quadrangle

10 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Sand Bay

Russell town · 54814 · Sand Island quadrangle

10 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Sioux

Bayview town · 54891 · On Sioux River · Washburn quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1989
Sutherland

Mason town · 54856 · On Hanson Creek · Grandview NW quadrangle

11 sheets, 1944 to 2005
Topside

Iron River town · 54847 · Hart Lake quadrangle

12 sheets, 1943 to 2005
Washburn

Washburn city · 54891 · On Thompson Creek · Washburn quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1989
Wills

Hughes town · 54820 · Brule quadrangle

10 sheets, 1947 to 1984

The vanished settlements of Bayfield County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.