Donald, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Pershing town. It lies in ZIP code area 54433. The Survey maps it on the Sheldon quadrangle. It stands 1,201 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1947 USGS Sheldon quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Sheldon quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sheldon quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Donald between 1992 and 2019, burning about 229 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | AMOEBA FIRE |
| 7 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HOLZER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Donald: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheldon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donald in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 3 hail, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donald | $7,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down near the intersection of County Highway H and Miller Avenue. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Donald | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donald | $750 | Three trees were blown down along County Highway H south of Miller Avenue. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donald | - | Trained spotter measured a 65 mph gust near Gilman. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Donald | - | Quarter sized hail was reported south of Donald. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Donald | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannibal | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Gilman | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Jump River | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Polley | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hughey | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bellinger | 13.3 miles | 6 | |
| Lublin | 15.2 miles | 7 | |
| Perkinstown | 15.3 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 Donald | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5293910 | 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 1564049. 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.





