BlockCollins, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Rockland town. It lies in ZIP code area 54207. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valders 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.
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Reedsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Valders quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Valders quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Collins between 1994 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19059 |
| 8 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COLLINS MARSH 1 |
| 8 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 09 |
| 2 May 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 10 |
| 13 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COLLINS MARSH 2 |
| 1 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Collins: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grimm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Collins in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 hail. 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 | Hail | Collins | $10,000 | Walnut size hail and strong winds from a thunderstorm combined to dent the metal siding of a fire station in Collins. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Reedsville | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Cato Falls | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Valders | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Grimms | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Nazianz | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Clarks Mills | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| North Grimms | 6.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1563267. 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.