Carter, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wabeno town. It lies in ZIP code area 54566. It stands on Oneva Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wabeno quadrangle.
On record in Carter
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
Minertown-Onevalisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000
- 1951 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Carter between 1992 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 3 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | HOGAN'S PIT |
| 27 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | VALLEY VIEW |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | QUARTZ TRAIL |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | NICOLET HORN |
| 26 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Carter: 4 past producers, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Geiter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Outskirts Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Range Line Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carter in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2010: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Carter | - | A funnel cloud was observed near County Highway C in Carter. Time of siting is estimated. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carter | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees around Carter. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carter | - | Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in southeast Forest County. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Carter | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carter | - | Half a dozen trees down. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Carter | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minertown (historical) | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Oneva (historical) | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Soperton | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wabeno | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Padus | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Blackwell | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Blackwell Junction | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Woodlawn | 10.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578953. 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.






