Carnot, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Forestville town. It lies in ZIP code area 54213. The Survey maps it on the Forestville 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.
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Algoma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Forestville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sturgeon Bay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Carnot between 2018 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 87 |
| 25 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 101 |
| 30 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 85 |
| 17 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 78 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Carnot: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door Quarry South | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| B Wilke Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blahnik Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E Kroening Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| F Shestock Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gunnlaugsson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H Jacobs Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O Born Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R Graf Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| S Blahnik Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carnot in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Carnot | $20,000 | County U and Shiloh Road washed out and closed due to flash flooding with 3 to 4 inches of rain falling between 2 AM and 5:15 AM CDT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vignes | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Forestville | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Salona | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Maplewood | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Kolberg | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sturgeon Bay | 9.2 miles | 7 | |
| Stevens Hill | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Misere (historical) | 9.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562724. 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.




