Athelstane, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Athelstane town. It lies in ZIP code area 54104. It stands on Heubler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Athelstane quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1940 USGS Athelstane quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Athelstane quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Athelstane quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Athelstane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 301 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 26 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BUTTERFLY LAKE FIRE |
| 9 August 2001 | Other causes | 73 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 1993 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RACCOON 2 FIRE |
| 13 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2002 | Fireworks | 7.8 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 Athelstane: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Helen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Morgan Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Athelstane in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Athelstane | $4,000,000 | A tornado formed at 6:31 pm CDT near Silver Cliff in western Marinette County and tracked northeast before dissipating at 6:35 pm. Total path length is estimated to be 1.9007 miles long, with a width of 375 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 112 mph. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Athelstane | - | A tornado formed at 6:45 pm CDT near Amberg in northern Marinette County and tracked east-northeast before dissipating at 6:54 pm. Total path length is estimated to be 8.5 miles long, with a width of 120 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 95 mph. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Athelstane | - | Nickel size hail fell near the Caldron Falls Dam. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Athelstane | - | Thunderstorms dropped penny size hail at Caldron Falls Reservoir. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Athelstane | - | Penny size hail fell at the Caldron Falls Reservoir. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | A thunderstorm wind gust in excess of 60 mph knocked down numerous trees near Athelstane. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Athelstane | - | Thunderstorms produced 1.25 inches of rain in about 30 minutes at Caldron Falls Reservoir. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across northern Marinette county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Athelstane and Amberg areas. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athelstane | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Athelstane | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarville | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Amberg | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wausaukee | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sweetheart City | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Middle Inlet | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Beecher Lake | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Beecher | 12.5 miles | 11 | |
| Crivitz | 14.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1560992. 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.





