BlockBoulder Junction, Wisconsin
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Boulder Junction town. It lies in ZIP code area 54512. It stands on White Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boulder Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1939 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1946 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Boulder Junction quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boulder Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Boulder Junction between 1992 and 2013, burning about 28 acres in total. 3 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LOST CANOE TRAIL |
| 16 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CAR ON FIRE |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Boulder Junction: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Lake Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Manitowish River Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maple Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wildcat Lake Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wildcat Lake Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle | 10.3 miles | 17 | |
| Katinka Village | 10.4 miles | 15 | |
| Star Lake | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sayner | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Manitowish Waters | 13.0 miles | 15 | |
| Arbor Vitae | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Marlands | 14.2 miles | 12 | |
| Winchester | 15.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562091. 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.