Chittamo, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Frog Creek town. It lies in ZIP code area 54859. The Survey maps it on the Chittamo quadrangle. It stands 1,102 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1947 USGS Chittamo quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Chittamo quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Chittamo quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Chittamo between 1993 and 2020, burning about 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CEMENT PLANT |
| 5 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2014 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RED LAKE |
| 1 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TAYLOR LAKE |
| 21 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Chittamo: 10 occurrences, 7 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittamo Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Chittamo Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Frog Creek Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Genard Amundson Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Genard Amundson Sand Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Helen Schenk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Krumviede Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Larry Nelson Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| T. W. Smith Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waggoner Brothers Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chittamo in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Chittamo | $30,000 | Warm temperatures early in April led to rapid snowmelt of a well above normal snowpack across the region. Additionally, heavy rainfall on top of the snowpack led to additional high runoff across the county as well. Roads began to be impacted on the 12th with water overtopping low spots leading to washouts, failed culverts and numerous closed roads. Temperatures cooled during the middle of the month along with a heavy rain/snow event the 16th into the 17th. This allowed the runoff to slow and water levels to drop. Multiple communities issued disaster declarations due to the extent of washed out roads with the worst of the flooding abating by the 20th. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chittamo | - | A tree was blown over near Minong by the storms. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon (historical) | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Minong | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Stanberry | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lampson | 11.3 miles | 8 | |
| Springbrook | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Earl | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Trego | 16.7 miles | 8 | |
| Spooner | 23.0 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Chittamo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5102413 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577546. 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.





