Caroline, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grant town. It lies in ZIP code area 54928. It stands on Middle Branch Embarrass River. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Marion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Caroline between 1994 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 2 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STEFL LANE FIRE |
| 6 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MALUEG RD FIRE |
| 5 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE LANE |
| 4 May 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BOGEY FIRE |
| 4 May 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Caroline: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Mielke Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Earl Mielke Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gollnow Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Haase Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Island Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kussmann Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laatsch Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Minniecheske Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Radke Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Strehlow Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caroline in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Hail | Caroline | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail north of Marion. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caroline | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down an old barn on Kreuger Road and also knocked a tree down across CR-G north of Caroline. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caroline | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm produced straight-line wind damage around Caroline. A strong gust blew down several tents at a fair and downed power lines and a few trees. The storm also produced pea-size hail. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Caroline | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caroline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leopolis | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Pella | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hunting | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tilleda | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Split Rock | 7.2 miles | 7 | |
| Tigerton | 9.2 miles | 7 | |
| Lyndhurst | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Five Corners | 10.1 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562726. 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.



