Buckbee, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Larrabee town. It lies in ZIP code area 54929. It stands on North Branch Pigeon River. The Survey maps it on the Clintonville North quadrangle.
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.
- 1955 USGS Clintonville quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Clintonville North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Clintonville North quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
643 words on this townshipHistory of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Larrabee Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Larrabee Town - 643 words.
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Buckbee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BUCKBEE RD FIRE |
| 16 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BUCKBEE CAR FIRE |
| 4 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ISLAND RD. |
| 17 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Buckbee: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draheim Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Earl Mielke Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gollnow Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kussmann Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Strehlow Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Westphal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Clintonville | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Marble (historical) | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Embarrass | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Nicholson | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Granite City (historical) | 8.3 miles | 8 | |
| Bear Creek Corners | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| Big Falls | 9.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577529. 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.




