BlockChaffey, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Summit town. It lies in ZIP code area 54836. The Survey maps it on the Patzau quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Patzau quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Patzau quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Patzau quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Sandstone quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Chaffey between 1993 and 2017, burning about 105 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | S 35 FIRE |
| 15 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chaffey: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Black River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patzau | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Moose Junction | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Foxboro | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dedham | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Four Corners | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Black River | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Dewey | 12.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dairyland | 12.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577194. 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.