Alvin, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Alvin town. It lies in ZIP code area 54542. The Survey maps it on the Alvin quadrangle.
On record in Alvin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Franklin Lake Campgroundlisted 1988
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1938 USGS Alvin quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Alvin quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Alvin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Alvin between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | ROCK DAM |
| 7 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | BURNIN RUBBER |
| 11 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CHARLIE O |
| 22 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | WILSON 55 |
| 4 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019005 |
| 4 May 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | FORD |
| 22 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Alvin: 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Devils Foot Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Horseshoe Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lost River Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| May Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Onimish Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Alvin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alvin in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2007: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | Numerous trees down between Alvin and Newald. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alvin | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Alvin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelma | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Popple River | 15.4 miles | 10 | |
| Newald | 18.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hiles | 20.9 miles | 11 | |
| Argonne | 22.6 miles | 11 | |
| Wisconsin Junction | 23.1 miles | 11 | |
| Atkins | 24.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cavour | 25.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578647. 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.





