Cavour, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Caswell town. It lies in ZIP code area 54511. It stands on Gruman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newald quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1939 USGS Laona quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Laona quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Newald quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Cavour between 1993 and 2018, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | HWY O |
| 29 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | YCC |
| 17 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CASWELL |
| 10 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CAMP 3 |
| 6 June 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | ARC |
| 4 June 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | OLD 8 POWERLINE |
| 26 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | not named |
| 2 June 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | PESHTIGO RIVER II |
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 Cavour: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catwillow | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bills Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Birch Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Camp B Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gruman Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Haymeadow Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ross Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ross Lake Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Whiting Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laona | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Newald | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Blackwell Junction | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Blackwell | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Armstrong Creek | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Popple River | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Padus | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Argonne | 13.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578963. 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.





