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Argonne, Wisconsin

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Argonne town. It lies in ZIP code area 54511. It stands on West Branch Peshtigo River. The Survey maps it on the Argonne quadrangle.

Argonne within Forest County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

57 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Argonne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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
Arson/incendiarism17
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 August 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 July 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesNEVER SEEN IT
31 July 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 July 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 July 2005Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestVETTE
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestHAY BALE
2 June 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesSTATEZNY LANE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Forest County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Argonne: 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Bend Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
C.J. Marshall PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cemetery Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Circle O Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Creek View Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Forest Cnty. Hwy. Dept.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Half Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Mid River Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
N Br Peshtigo River Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rail Line Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Forest County

Storms near this place

17 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argonne in 17 storm reports between 1999 and 2019: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Argonne$200,000A 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.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindArgonne$2,500Thunderstorm winds destroyed bird pens as the storms passed north of Argonne. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindArgonne-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees near Argonne.
August 2014HailArgonne-Quarter size hail fell at the COOP observing site near Argonne.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindArgonne-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in the Argonne area. The time of this report is estimated.
August 2013HailArgonne-A trained spotter reported 1.00 inch diameter hail near the town of Argonne. The report was received via local television station WSAW-TV.
July 2012Funnel CloudArgonne-Three small funnel clouds were spotted near the intersection of State Highway 32/55 and County Road N, between Argonne and Crandon.
April 2011HailArgonne-Thunderstorms produced half dollar size hail that fell north of Argonne.
April 2011HailArgonne-Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail that fell at Argonne.
April 2009HailArgonne-Penny size hail was observed 2 miles northwest of Argonne.
June 2007HailArgonne-no account filed
July 2007HailArgonne-no account filed
July 2007HailArgonne-no account filed
August 2002HailArgonne-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindArgonne-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindArgonne-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindArgonne-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Forest County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wisconsin Junction1.7 miles11
Hiles6.0 miles11
Crandon6.2 miles11
Atkins7.6 miles9
Keith (historical)10.4 miles11
Newald10.7 miles10
Nashville12.2 miles9
Laona12.7 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578668. 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.