Bagley Junction, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Porterfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 54143. The Survey maps it on the Porterfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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 Porterfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Porterfield quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Porterfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Porterfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Bagley Junction between 1992 and 2019, burning about 114 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CARVIOU LANDING FIRE |
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Bagley Junction: 16 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterfield Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Behrens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Jackie Foster Inc-Porterfield Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Water Side Limestone Peposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Brookside Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dancing Waters Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Oak Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jackie Foster Inc.Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mud Brook Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ok Valley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porterfield | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Rubys Corner | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Walsh | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Harmony | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Peshtigo | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Miles | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Marinette | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| May Corner | 8.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577500. 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.







