Bakerville, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lincoln town. It lies in ZIP code area 54449. It stands on South Branch Yellow River. The Survey maps it on the Marshfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Bakerville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2009272 |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 164 |
| 25 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1906799 |
| 12 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2005074 |
| 25 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004849 |
| 21 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004798 |
| 21 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004792 |
| 29 December 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2012241 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bakerville: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plantz Brothers Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bakerville in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Bakerville | $64,000 | Runoff from heavy rainfall caused flooded roads, and caused damage to roads and bridges, especially across the western part of the county. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Bakerville | $61,500 | Thunderstorms dumped 3 to 5 inches of rain over northern Wood County during the evening hours. This caused several roads to be closed due to flash flooding with several reports of cars stalled out. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Bakerville | - | Penny size hail fell near Marshfield. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakerville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Marshfield and partially blocked roads. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakerville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees just west of Marshfield. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Bakerville | - | Thunderstorms produced 2 to 4 inches of rain during the early morning hours, causing flooding across portions of Wood County. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Bakerville | - | A thunderstorm dropped penny size hail and produced wind gusts to around 50 mph, that downed small branches, west of Marshfield. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Bakerville | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near CR-B and CR-BB, southwest of Marshfield. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakerville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasonville | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Marshfield | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hewitt | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lindsey | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Bethel | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Auburndale | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Arpin | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pittsville | 13.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561114. 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.





