Crandon, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Crandon City. It lies in ZIP code area 54520. It lies near West Hill. The Survey maps it on the Crandon quadrangle. 1,713 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,627 feet above sea level.
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On record in Crandon
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
Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log Houselisted 2005
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Crandon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY W ASH |
| 6 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | NEVER SEEN IT |
| 29 July 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | not named |
| 25 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CHEVY FIRE |
| 4 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1999 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | DEVILS LK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Crandon: 12 occurrences, 12 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Marshall Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Camel Hump Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clear Lake Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crandon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crandon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Drake Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Forest Cnty Pits Townsend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Half Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogan Enterprises Inc. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Lucerne Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crandon in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $10,000 | Strong winds from thunderstorms tipped over a mobile home and downed many trees across the southwest part of Forest County. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Crandon | $500 | Severe thunderstorms raked west-central and northern Wisconsin with violent damaging winds up to 61 mph, hail up to tennis ball-size, and two tornadoes. A tornado set down just east of Woodville in St Croix County damaging eight farm dwellings and structures along its one-mile path causing $55,000 damage. Another tornado cut a 12-mile path from just southwest of Crandon to just north of Laona in Forest County causing $1 million damage. It destroyed three mobile homes, damaged or destroyed 25 homes and leveled 600 acres of timber. Three people were injured in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. Widespread hail up to tennis ball-size fell over the Rhinelander area damaging hundreds of vehicles as well as roofs and windows. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds knocked down about 3,000 trees and damaged several homes and cabins seven miles southeast of Seeley, Sawyer County. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees west of Crandon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Crandon | - | Nickel size hail fell north of Crandon. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Crandon | - | Quarter size hail fell in Crandon. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Crandon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Crandon | - | Penny size hail fell east of Crandon. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Crandon | - | Thunderstorms dropped penny size hail as they moved through the Crandon area. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and knocked out power in Crandon. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crandon | - | Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail and wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph in Crandon. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crandon | - | Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail as they passed through Crandon. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | A thunderstorm that produced high winds also dropped torrential rain and pea size hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed isolated trees in Crandon. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Crandon | - | Hail was discovered on the ground by a spotter who was traveling through the area. Time of event is approximate. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Trees reported down around the city of Crandon. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Trees down on Rosa Road. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Crandon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wisconsin Junction | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Argonne | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Nashville | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mole Lake | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Atkins | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hiles | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Woodlawn | 10.6 miles | 11 |
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 Crandon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1138847 | 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 1579057. 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.






