Conover, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Conover town. It lies in ZIP code area 54519. It stands on Pioneer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stormy Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,657 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Star Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Star Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Starlake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Stormy Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Conover between 1994 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BIG PORT LIGHTNING |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 45 4 |
| 9 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 45 3 |
| 9 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 45 2 |
| 9 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 45 1 |
| 3 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FLOWAGE LANDING |
| 3 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Conover: 11 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Portage Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Chamberlain Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Dakota Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| East Buckatabon Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lac Des Fleurs Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lac Des Fleurs Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Monheim Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Muskrat Creek Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Nudist Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conover in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines southwest of Phelps. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Conover. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Conover. The time of this event is an estimate based on the Emergency Manager. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Conover | - | Nickel size hail fell near Conover. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Conover. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Conover | - | Nickel size hail fell at Conover. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Conover | - | Quarter size hail fell near Conover. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Conover | - | Nickel size hail fell near Conover. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and large tree branches in Conover. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Conover | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Conover | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Conover | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Conover | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conover | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land O' Lakes | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Phelps | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Eagle River | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Star Lake | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sayner | 15.3 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Germain | 16.1 miles | 13 | |
| Boulder Junction | 20.9 miles | 17 | |
| Arbor Vitae | 23.4 miles | 12 |
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 Conover | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5162358 | 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 1579036. 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.








