Cable, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Cable town. It lies in ZIP code area 54821. The Survey maps it on the Cable quadrangle.
On record in Cable
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 1 record
Forest Lodge Librarylisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1944 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Cable quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Cable quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Cable between 1994 and 2020, burning about 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BRULE NUMBER 3 |
| 11 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CABLE POWERLINE |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RIVER BOTTOM |
| 8 June 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | LAKE OWEN ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Cable: 16 occurrences, 16 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Owen | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Owen | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| August Voigt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cable Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cable Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Charlotte G. Perry Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crest View Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Darrell Krouse Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ellen W. Miller Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elmer E. Gruel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cable in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cable | - | A tree fell on a powerline sparking a small fire which was quickly contained. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cable | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cable | - | Many trees and power lines were blown down near Cable. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Cable | - | Gusty winds also accompanied the hail. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Cable | - | A persistent funnel cloud was reported. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cable | - | Straight-line winds knocked down trees and power lines from the Sawyer County line through Cable, Drummond, and Mason to the Ashland County line. There was also minor structural damage. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cable | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Cable | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Cable | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Cable | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cable | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Cable | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cable | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cable | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radspur | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Leonards | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Owen | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Owen (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Drummond | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Namekagon | 13.1 miles | 12 | |
| Grand View | 14.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sutherland | 17.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578909. 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.





