BlockAshland Junction, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Eileen town. It lies in ZIP code area 54806. It stands on North Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ashland West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1942 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Ashland West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1989 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Ashland Junction between 1992 and 2019, burning about 184 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | JUNK FARM |
| 3 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CHERRYVILLE ROAD |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BUVULA SPOT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Ashland Junction: 6 past producers, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chequamegon Bay Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Frank Yachinich Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Iron River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| John D. Miskulin Jr. Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paul Schnabel Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Peter Heclmovich Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| W. F. Defoe Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wayne Vernon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577496. 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.