BlockDecker, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Belgium town. It lies in ZIP code area 53074. The Survey maps it on the Port Washington East quadrangle. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1892 USGS Port Washington quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Port Washington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Port Washington East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Port Washington quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Decker between 1995 and 2020, burning about 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 147 |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 125 |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 113 |
| 26 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 71 |
| 1 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 110 |
| 8 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18005 |
| 6 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 57 |
| 21 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1041 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Decker: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Belgium | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Druecker | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Church | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Knellsville | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fredonia | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sauk Trail Beach | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Port Washington | 5.8 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 Decker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5249288 | 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 1577567. 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.