BlockAdella Beach, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Neenah town. The Survey maps it on the Neenah quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
118 words on this townshipHistory of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, and Early History of the Northwest, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Neenah Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Neenah Town - 118 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Adella Beach between 2018 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 106 |
| 15 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 112 |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1711 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1386 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 96 |
| 12 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1485 |
| 7 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 358 |
| 15 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 998 |
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 Adella Beach: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deitz Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Schultz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricker Bay | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rainbow Beach | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sunrise Bay | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Neenah | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Island Beach | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Menasha | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Brighton Beach | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview Beach | 4.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560697. 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.