Bashaw, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dewey town. It lies in ZIP code area 54871. The Survey maps it on the Poquettes Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Hertel quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Hertel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Poquettes Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Bashaw between 1992 and 2020, burning about 192 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STALK CHOPPER |
| 3 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MANGELSEN HANK FIRE |
| 3 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MANGELSON RYE FIRE |
| 15 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WELD |
| 15 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Natural | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bashaw: 5 producers, 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bashaw Brook Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Bashaw Brook Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dewey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hertel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| John Gurrner Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lawrence Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peter Stafford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Sommerfeld Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertel | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Timberland | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Coomer | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Siren | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| Webb Lake | 17.0 miles | 8 | |
| Webster | 17.8 miles | 14 | |
| Oakland | 19.9 miles | 14 | |
| Yellow Lake | 20.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1843095. 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.








