BlockAlmon, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Almon town. It lies in ZIP code area 54416. The Survey maps it on the Burney Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Gresham quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Gresham quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Burney Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Almon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | POW-WOW |
| 5 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MULLIGAN FIRE |
| 31 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 1995 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Almon: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regina | 1.8 miles | 7 | |
| Bowler | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Shepley | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Five Corners | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Mattoon | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Tilleda | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Morgan | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Paac Ciinak | 9.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1876817. 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.