BlockBelle Fountain, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Marcellon town. It lies in ZIP code area 53954. The Survey maps it on the Pardeeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Portage quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Portage quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Pardeeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Belle Fountain between 1992 and 2020, burning about 375 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SILVER MAPLE |
| 1 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GROUSE PILE |
| 20 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | YELLOW THUNDER FIRE |
| 5 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HAYNES ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Belle Fountain: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaastra Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Helmer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway E Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schultz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellon | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pardeeville | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ingle | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wyocena | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cambria | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Friesland | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| East Friesland | 11.5 miles | 10 | |
| Rio | 11.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577512. 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.