Forest County, Wisconsin

69 topographic sheets cover 24 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Wisconsin within the United States

Forest County within Wisconsin

What the record shows

250 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 1 structure, 1 district and 1 site.
The Geographic Names Information System records 24 populated places in this county; 24 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
Armstrong Creek Bridge	structure	2011	11000841
Camp Five Farmstead	building	1996	95001506
Chicago and North-Western Land Office	building	1993	93001446
Connor Lumber and Land Company Store	building	2019	100004667
Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House	building	2005	04001486
Franklin Lake Campground	district	1988	88001573
Minertown-Oneva	site	2010	09001315
Otter Spring House	building	1999	99000684
John and Anna Wywialowski Farmstead	building	2016	16000766

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

430 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 430 of them, burning about 428 acres. 20 started naturally and 47 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	132
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	63
Arson/incendiarism	47
Recreation and ceremony	41
Equipment and vehicle use	39
Power generation/transmission/distribution	23
Natural	20
Smoking	19
Fireworks	15
Misuse of fire by a minor	14
Other causes	13
Railroad operations and maintenance	4

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 April 1998	Debris and open burning	26 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
4 March 2000	Debris and open burning	23 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
21 April 2006	Natural	19 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
12 April 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	18 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	WABENO BALL FIELD
27 November 1998	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	17 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	HONEY CREEK
3 May 2000	Other causes	14 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
24 April 2007	Debris and open burning	12 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	OLD GRADE
16 September 1998	Debris and open burning	12 acres	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	HWY O

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

Storms, 1958 to 2024

60 of 165 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 165 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 3 injuries and about $5,966,550 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	88
Hail	61
Tornado	7
Funnel Cloud	5
Flash Flood	3
Lightning	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
May 1994	Tornado (F2)	Crandon to	3 hurt, $5,000,000	Severe thunderstorms raked west-central and northern Wisconsin with violent damaging winds up to 61 mph, hail up to tennis ball-size, and two tornadoes. A tornado set down just east of Woodville in St Croix County damaging eight farm dwellings and structures along its one-mile path causing $55,000 damage. Another tornado cut a 12-mile path from just southwest of Crandon to just north of Laona in Forest County causing $1 million damage. It destroyed three mobile homes, damaged or destroyed 25 homes and leveled 600 acres of timber. Three people were injured in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. Widespread hail up to tennis ball-size fell over the Rhinelander area damaging hundreds of vehicles as well as roofs and windows. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds knocked down about 3,000 trees and damaged several homes and cabins seven miles southeast of Seeley, Sawyer County.
September 1972	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
April 2011	Tornado (EF2)	Argonne	$200,000	A tornado developed about 3.5 miles southeast of Argonne and moved northeast into Florence County. The storm uprooted and snapped hundreds of trees, some of which fell on vacation cabins along the storm's path. The hardest hit area was several miles east of Argonne shortly after the tornado developed. A large part of the roof of a house was removed (DI 2, DOD 6). The tornado continued northeast into Florence County at 7:46 pm CDT (1846 CST). The average width of the tornado was 250 yards.
July 2000	Flash Flood	South Portion	$153,550	no account filed
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Mole Lake	$100,000	Thunderstorms winds downed numerous trees and several miles of power lines blocking most of the roads in the southern Forest County town of Nashville. At least ten houses and two out buildings sustained at least minor damage from the fallen trees.
June 2005	Hail	Laona	$100,000	no account filed
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Armstrong Creek	$50,000	A second tornado formed in Forest County about four miles west of Armstrong Creek at 8:03 pm CDT (1903 CST). The tornado snapped and uprooted trees and damaged two houses. One of the houses sustained significant roof damage (DI 2, DOD 4) as the tornado moved across the area. The average width was 125 yards.
June 1968	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
September 1963	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	$20,000	no account filed
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wabeno	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and destroyed a band stand in downtown Wabeno. The landmark band stand was in the community for more than 50 years.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Metonga	$10,000	Thunderstorms downed numerous trees and power lines. One of the fallen trees damaged a house.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	$10,000	Strong winds from thunderstorms tipped over a mobile home and downed many trees across the southwest part of Forest County.
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	$5,000	no account filed
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Argonne	$2,500	Thunderstorm winds destroyed bird pens as the storms passed north of Argonne. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	$2,000	no account filed
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Alvin	$2,000	no account filed
September 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Nelma	$1,000	no account filed
May 1994	Hail	Crandon	$500	Severe thunderstorms raked west-central and northern Wisconsin with violent damaging winds up to 61 mph, hail up to tennis ball-size, and two tornadoes. A tornado set down just east of Woodville in St Croix County damaging eight farm dwellings and structures along its one-mile path causing $55,000 damage. Another tornado cut a 12-mile path from just southwest of Crandon to just north of Laona in Forest County causing $1 million damage. It destroyed three mobile homes, damaged or destroyed 25 homes and leveled 600 acres of timber. Three people were injured in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. Widespread hail up to tennis ball-size fell over the Rhinelander area damaging hundreds of vehicles as well as roofs and windows. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds knocked down about 3,000 trees and damaged several homes and cabins seven miles southeast of Seeley, Sawyer County.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees west of Crandon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
May 2022	Hail	Laona	-	Penny size hail fell in Laona.
May 2022	Hail	Mole Lake	-	Golf ball size hail fell near Mole Lake.
May 2022	Hail	Nelma	-	Penny size hail fell in Alvin. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
May 2022	Hail	Crandon	-	Nickel size hail fell north of Crandon.
May 2022	Hail	Crandon	-	Quarter size hail fell in Crandon. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
May 2022	Hail	Laona	-	Ping pong size hail fell in Laona. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
August 2022	Hail	Crandon Muni Arpt	-	Nickel size hail fell near Mole Lake.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Nelma	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Alvin. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Crandon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Nelma	-	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Alvin. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Hiles	-	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Hiles. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
August 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Nelma	-	A tornado formed at 9:12 PM CDT in a remote forested area in extreme northeast Forest County, east of the town of Alvin. The tornado moved northeast to about 0.3 miles north of Ransdell Lake, then turned east, reaching maximum width before crossing Huff Creek Road. The tornado produced a path of tree damage (DI 27,28, DOD 3,4) before entering Florence County at 9:18 PM CDT. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Argonne	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Argonne.
August 2019	Hail	Crandon	-	Penny size hail fell east of Crandon.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Padus	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Laona.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Hiles	-	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines northeast of Hiles.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Laona	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across Forest County. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Wabeno	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees near County Road W.
October 2016	Hail	Newald	-	Penny to nickel size hail fell as a thunderstorm passed through Newald.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Metonga	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Metonga Lake, south of Crandon.
August 2016	Hail	Nelma	-	Quarter size hail fell at Franklin Lake as thunderstorms passed.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wabeno	-	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in the far south and southwest parts of Forest County, west of Carter and about 2 miles north of the Pickerel area.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Nelma	-	Thunderstorm winds downed power lines in the Alvin area. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
May 2015	Hail	Crandon	-	Thunderstorms dropped penny size hail as they moved through the Crandon area.
August 2014	Hail	Argonne	-	Quarter size hail fell at the COOP observing site near Argonne.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Argonne	-	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in the Argonne area. The time of this report is estimated.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon Muni Arpt	-	A wet microburst, with winds estimated at 75 mph, snapped about 30 trees near County Highway W and Bradley Lake Road, southeast of Crandon. The trees were snapped off several feet above the ground. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
July 2013	Hail	Crandon Muni Arpt	-	A wet microburst, with winds estimated at 75 mph that snapped dozens of trees, also dropped penny size hail southeast of Crandon. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Crandon	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and knocked out power in Crandon.
August 2013	Hail	Argonne	-	A trained spotter reported 1.00 inch diameter hail near the town of Argonne. The report was received via local television station WSAW-TV.
May 2012	Hail	Wabeno	-	Quarter size hail fell at Wabeno.
May 2012	Hail	Wabeno	-	Quarter size hail fell near Wabeno.
July 2012	Hail	Crandon	-	Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail and wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph in Crandon.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wabeno	-	Thunderstorm winds downed trees near the intersection of STH 52 and CTH W.
July 2012	Funnel Cloud	Crandon Muni Arpt	-	A funnel cloud was spotted southeast of Crandon, near Hemlock Lake.
July 2012	Hail	Crandon	-	Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail as they passed through Crandon.
July 2012	Funnel Cloud	Argonne	-	Three small funnel clouds were spotted near the intersection of State Highway 32/55 and County Road N, between Argonne and Crandon.
September 2012	Funnel Cloud	Wabeno	-	Thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud over Wabeno.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Laona	-	Thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts that knocked down dozens of trees around Laona.
April 2011	Hail	Argonne	-	Thunderstorms produced half dollar size hail that fell north of Argonne.

Mines and quarries

118 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 118 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 111 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	115
Copper, Zinc	2
Silver, Gold	2
Zinc, Lead, Copper	1
Lead	1
Gold, Silver	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Crandon Zn - Cu Deposit	Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver	Prospect	1975
Mole Lake Prospect	Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold	Unknown
Catwillow	Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold	Unknown
Allen Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Armstrong Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Big Bend Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Bills Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Birch Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
C.J. Marshall Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Camel Hump Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Camp Twenty Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Camp Twenty Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Carter Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cemetery Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Circle O Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Clear Lake Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
County Line Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crandon Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Crandon Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Creek View Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Crossroads Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Devils Foot Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Dogleg Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Drake Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Duffek Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Eugene Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fiddle Top Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Finger Ridge Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Forest Cnty Pits Townsend Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Forest Cnty. Hwy. Dept.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Forest County Highway Dept Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Forest County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Foxhead Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Geiter Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gruman Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Half Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Haymeadow Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Highline Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Highline Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hillside Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Hogan Enterprises Inc. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Horseshoe Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Indian Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Isolation Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Kokots Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lake Lucerne Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Lake Lucerne Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Lake Lucerne Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Lake Lucerne Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lake Metonga Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Lake Metonga Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Lake Metonga Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lakeside Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Little Birch Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Little Popple River Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lost River Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Low Bank Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
May Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Mid River Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
N Br Peshtigo River Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Newald Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Ninemile Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Oldtime Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Onimish Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Otter Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Outskirts Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Peshtigo Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Peshtigo Lake Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pine Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Pine Creek Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pine Creek Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pine Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Pine River Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Popple River Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Popple River Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rail Line Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Railbed Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Range Line Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rat River Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Rat River Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Riley Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Roadside Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Roadstar Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Ross Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Ross Lake Road Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Round Creek Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Round Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
S Br Popple River Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Scattered Rice Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Shephard Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Snake Eye Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Soo Line Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Steephill Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Stevens Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Sugarbush Hill Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Swanson Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Swanson Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Swanson Creek Ridge Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Swollen Point Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Torpee Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Town of Alvin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Townhall Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Treetrunk Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Trump Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Turn Point Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Turn Point Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Twin Waters Sand Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Valley Ridge Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Van Zile Lake Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Vanishing Creek Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Wabikon Lake Gravel Deposit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Wabikon Lake Gravel Deposit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Wabikon Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wall Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Whiting Creek Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past 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.

Alvin

Alvin town · 54542 · Alvin quadrangle

11 sheets, 1938 to 1991
Argonne

Argonne town · 54511 · On West Branch Peshtigo River · Argonne quadrangle

11 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Armstrong Creek

Armstrong Creek town · 54103 · Armstrong Creek quadrangle

9 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Atkins

Hiles town · 54511 · On Wildcat Creek · Monico NE quadrangle

9 sheets, 1940 to 1989
Blackwell

Blackwell town · 54541 · On Spencer Creek · Blackwell quadrangle

9 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Blackwell Junction

Blackwell town · 54541 · On Kokots Creek · Laona quadrangle

9 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Carter

Wabeno town · 54566 · On Oneva Creek · Wabeno quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990
Cavour

Caswell town · 54511 · On Gruman Creek · Newald quadrangle

10 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Crandon

Crandon city · 54520 · Near West Hill · Crandon quadrangle

11 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Hiles

Hiles town · 54511 · On Pine Creek · Argonne quadrangle

11 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Keith

Lincoln town · 54520 · On Hemlock Creek · Crandon quadrangle

11 sheets, 1939 to 1991

No longer a settlement
Laona

Laona town · 54541 · On Swanson Creek · Laona quadrangle

9 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Minertown

Wabeno town · 54566 · Wabeno quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990

No longer a settlement
Mole Lake

Nashville town · 54520 · On Gliske Creek · Mole Lake quadrangle

10 sheets, 1942 to 1990
Nashville

Nashville town · 54520 · Nashville quadrangle

9 sheets, 1940 to 1989
Nelma

Alvin town · 54542 · On Elvoy Creek · Hagerman Lake quadrangle

13 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Newald

Ross town · 54511 · Newald quadrangle

10 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Oneva

Wabeno town · 54566 · Wabeno quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990

No longer a settlement
Padus

Wabeno town · 54566 · Wabeno quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990
Popple River

Popple River town · 54511 · On Little Popple River · Long Lake quadrangle

10 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Soperton

Wabeno town · 54566 · On Range Line Creek · Wabeno quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990
Wabeno

Wabeno town · 54566 · On Range Line Creek · Wabeno quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990
Wisconsin Junction

Argonne town · 54511 · On West Branch Peshtigo River · Argonne quadrangle

11 sheets, 1939 to 1991
Woodlawn

Nashville town · 54465 · Roberts Lake quadrangle

11 sheets, 1942 to 1990

The vanished settlements of Forest 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.