Birnamwood, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Birnamwood Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54414. The Survey maps it on the Birnamwood quadrangle. 730 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,302 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Wittenberg quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Wittenberg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Birnamwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Birnamwood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WOOD BROTHERS WELDER |
| 20 June 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BOWLER ASSIST |
| 31 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FRIDAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Birnamwood: 11 occurrences, 8 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Fandrey Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bernard Fuller Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carlson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dobratz Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eland Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Birnamwood in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Birnamwood | - | A tornado developed near Birnamwood at 10:00 pm CDT, then tracked northeast before lifting at 10:02 pm CDT. The tornado produced damage to an outbuilding and uprooted trees. Total path length is estimated to be 1.88 miles long, with a width of 55 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 80 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Birnamwood. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Birnamwood. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Birnamwood | - | Quarter size hail fell in Birnamwood. |
| September 2020 | Hail | Birnamwood | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Birnamwood. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees in Birnamwood. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Birnamwood. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Birnamwood | - | Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms caused many streets to flood in Birnamwood. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines in Birnamwood. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Birnamwood | - | Golf ball size hail fell in Birnamwood, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 45 and Church Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Birnamwood and tore the roof from a telephone building. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Birnamwood | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large tree limbs in Birnamwood. |
| July 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Birnamwood | - | A funnel cloud, that nearly touched down, was reported by the public and relayed via the sheriff's department. Listed time is approximate. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eland | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Aniwa | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Paac Ciinak | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Shepley | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Wittenberg | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Mattoon | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Regina | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| Whitcomb | 11.4 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Birnamwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671297 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1561822. 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.




