BlockBig Spring, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1990. It stands in New Haven town. It lies in ZIP code area 53965. It stands on Big Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Big Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Briggsville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Briggsville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wisconsin Dells quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Big Spring between 1992 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Big Spring: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettleson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Prairie (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Plainville | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Brooks | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| New Chester (historical) | 13.3 miles | 10 | |
| Easton | 14.5 miles | 10 | |
| Grand Marsh | 15.4 miles | 11 | |
| White Creek | 15.5 miles | 10 | |
| Brookside | 16.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561772. 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.