BlockAshley, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Knowlton town. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dewey Marsh quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Stevens Point quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Dewey Marsh quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Ashley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HILL FIRE |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TIKI FIRE |
| 8 August 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FAIR |
| 26 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ashley: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bens Stone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Knowlton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilcox Lane 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Corners | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Knowlton | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Dancy | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Peplin | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Mosinee | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kronenwetter | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Shantytown | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Evergreen | 10.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577497. 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.