BlockArnold, Wisconsin
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Ruby town. It lies in ZIP code area 54766. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Holcombe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1951 USGS Cornell quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Holcombe quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Bloomer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Arnold between 1992 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Arnold: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump River Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Namanie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheldon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577495. 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.