Brussels, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brussels town. It lies in ZIP code area 54204. The Survey maps it on the Brussels quadrangle.
On record in Brussels
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 5 records
J.B. Bouche Houselisted 2004
Joachine J. Falque Houselisted 2004
Joint Brussels and Garner Dristrict School Number Onelisted 2004
Joseph Monfils Farmsteadlisted 2004
Louis Vangindertahlen Houselisted 2004
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Casco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brussels quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sturgeon Bay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Brussels between 2018 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 43 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 39 |
| 18 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 33 |
| 8 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 26 |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 21 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 17 |
| 15 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 23 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Brussels: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reiner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No 7 - Brussels | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Simons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brussels in 11 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the town of Gardner. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Brussels. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Brussels. The time of this report was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Brussels | - | A thunderstorm that dropped nickel size hail also produced strong straight-line winds and knocked out power to a campground near Brussels. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Brussels | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Brussels | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Brussels | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brussels | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namur | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Misere (historical) | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kolberg | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Rosiere | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Shoemaker Point | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Maplewood | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Little Sturgeon | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Forestville | 8.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562313. 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.




