Chase, Wisconsin
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Chase town. It lies in ZIP code area 54171. The Survey maps it on the Pulaski quadrangle.
On record in Chase
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
Daniel E. Krause Stone Barnlisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Pulaski quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Chase between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGH RIDGE |
| 12 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SANDALWOOD ROAD FIRE |
| 6 July 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Fireworks | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Chase: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kraczwski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paitz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peters Trucking Co,Incperrets Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pierett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robiacke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sampson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tri-County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chase in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chase | $25,000 | A farm building was heavily damaged and several trees were snapped or uprooted on property about two miles south of Chase. The damage was caused by thunderstorm winds estimated at least 70 mph in a wet microburst. |
| June 2024 | Lightning | Chase | $20,000 | A barn was destroyed by a fire started by lightning in the town of Chase. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chase | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chase | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees near Sobieski. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Chase | - | Hail to 2 inches in diameter fell west of Sobieski. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chase | - | Large tree down in Town of Chase. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Chase | 2.0 miles | 6 | |
| Sampson | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Sobieski | 4.5 miles | 6 | |
| Morgan | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Sobieski Corners | 5.5 miles | 6 | |
| Abrams | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Little Suamico | 7.8 miles | 6 | |
| Brookside | 10.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1562960. 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.



