Bay Settlement, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Green Bay City. It lies in ZIP code area 54311. The Survey maps it on the Green Bay East quadrangle.
On record in Bay Settlement
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Holy Cross Church and Conventlisted 2001 · 0.2 miles away
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.
- 1954 USGS Green Bay East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New Franken quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Green Bay East quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sturgeon Bay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Green Bay East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Bay Settlement between 2018 and 2020, burning about 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1837896 |
| 28 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1837880 |
| 26 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2063 |
| 1 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2058 |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18057 |
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2007161 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004519 |
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2032 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bay Settlement: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bay Settlement Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mill No. 8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Number 3 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry No. 8 and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Township of Scott Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bay Settlement in 7 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Hail | Bay Settlement | - | Nickel size hail fell near Bay Settlement. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bay Settlement | - | Quarter size hail fell near Green Bay. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bay Settlement | - | Nickel size hail fell near New Franken. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bay Settlement | - | Quarter size hail fell on the northeast side of Green Bay. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bay Settlement | - | Nickel size hail near New Franken. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Bay Settlement | - | Nickel size hail fell in the town of Scott. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bay Settlement | - | Thunderstorm winds tore 4 to 5 inch limbs from trees and tossed them 100 to 150 feet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wequiock | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Chapel Ridge | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| New Franken | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Red Banks | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Benderville | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Humboldt | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Haevers Corners | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Preble | 5.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561321. 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.






