BlockChain O' Lakes, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dayton town. It lies in ZIP code area 54981. It stands on Emmons Creek. The Survey maps it on the King 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 Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Waupaca quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS King quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
246 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Chain O' Lakes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 286 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 8 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 | 73 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BURNING BEE |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PARFREYVILLE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chain O' Lakes: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| King | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Parfreyville | 2.3 miles | 8 | |
| Little Hope | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cobb Town | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sheridan | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Waupaca | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Granite Quarry (historical) | 8.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2399760. 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.