Doering, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Schley town. It lies in ZIP code area 54435. The Survey maps it on the Doering quadrangle. It stands 1,411 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1899 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Doering quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Doering quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Doering between 1992 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CARBON FIRE |
| 11 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HEINEMAN RD FIRE |
| 8 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Doering: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilas Dump Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Doering in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doering | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds carried a 15 to 20 foot section of barn roof 400 to 500 yards into a field. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Doering | - | The tornado that developed about 3 miles northwest of Glandon in Marathon County around 4:44 PM CDT crossed the Lincoln County line around 4:46 PM CDT. The tornado tracked north-northeast and crossed County Road X and Highway 64, downing trees and producing significant damage to garages and outbuildings by tearing off most of the roof of a garage. The tornado dissipated 5 miles south of Doering at the end of Elm Ridge Road in Lincoln County around 4:55 PM CDT. Total path length is estimated to be 4.33 miles long, with a width of 100 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 110 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doering | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees east of Doering, on County Road X. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Doering | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doering | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Doering | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Corners | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bloomville | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Gleason | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Dudley | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pine River | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Merrill | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Otis | 12.7 miles | 9 | |
| Irma | 13.6 miles | 9 |
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 Doering | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5288080 | 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 1577575. 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.






