Abrams, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Abrams town. It lies in ZIP code area 54101. The Survey maps it on the Abrams quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Oconto Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Abrams quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
211 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Abrams between 1992 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Abrams: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montevideo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tri-County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abrams in 9 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abrams | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Abrams. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Abrams | - | Penny size hail fell in Abrams. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Abrams | - | Heavy rain and penny size hail fell near Abrams. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Abrams | - | Penny to quarter size hail fell near Abrams. The time of this event is approximate. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Abrams | - | A thunderstorm dropped softball size hail as it passed through Abrams. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Abrams | - | Quarter size hail fell at Reim Road and Cheyenne Way near Abrams. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Abrams | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm produced nickel-size hail which covered the ground at Abrams. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abrams | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abrams | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sobieski Corners | 4.0 miles | 6 | |
| Sobieski | 4.1 miles | 6 | |
| Little Suamico | 5.0 miles | 6 | |
| Stiles | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Chase | 6.6 miles | 6 | |
| Sampson | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Morgan | 7.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560668. 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.



