BlockAurora, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Aurora town. It lies in ZIP code area 54151. It stands on Lindstrom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Iron Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Aurora between 1992 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 5 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BLACK WALNUT |
| 21 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON MOUNTAIN FD 0000259 - 2018 |
| 30 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BALZA |
| 30 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON MOUNTAIN FD 0000174 - 2020 |
| 6 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY B DITCH FIRE |
| 5 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DITCH FIRE |
| 4 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SATURN MISSILES FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Aurora: 12 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payant-Chrissman | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Bradley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1937, 1959 | |
| Chapin Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1880, 1934 | |
| Fayas Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Feeder Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamilton Fe Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Jackie Foster, Inc. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ludington Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1880, 1894 | |
| M-35 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Menominee River Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulp | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Spread Eagle | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hematite | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Commonwealth | 11.5 miles | 10 | |
| Florence | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgetop | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Fern | 15.5 miles | 8 | |
| Tyran | 15.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561020. 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.