Coomer, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in La Follette town. It lies in ZIP code area 54837. It stands on Kent Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clam Falls quadrangle. It stands 994 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Frederic quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Frederic quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Frederic NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Clam Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Coomer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 159 acres in total. None 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 | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MANGELSEN HANK FIRE |
| 3 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MANGELSON RYE FIRE |
| 21 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Coomer: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Big Sand Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| North Fork Clam River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Clam Falls | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Clam Falls | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coomer in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hertel | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Siren | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Timberland | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bashaw | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Webster | 10.7 miles | 14 | |
| Oakland | 14.4 miles | 14 | |
| Falun | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Yellow Lake | 14.8 miles | 14 |
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 Coomer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5167629 | 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 1563356. 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.









