BlockBaxter, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Hay River town. It lies in ZIP code area 54725. It stands on Little Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wheeler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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 Ridgeland quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Ridgeland quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Wheeler quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Bloomer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Baxter between 2000 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 507019 |
| 9 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20111 |
| 26 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018012 |
| 23 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19021 |
| 19 October 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 January 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Baxter: 7 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Beaver Creek Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| J. A. Samenfink Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Little Otter Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Little Otter Creek Siltstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Road Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hay River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Hay River Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hay River Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hay River Gravel Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hay River Gravel Pit #4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Boyceville | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ridgeland | 7.2 miles | 7 | |
| Connorsville | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Norton | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Tainter Lake | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Downing | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 12.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578510. 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.