Drummond, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Drummond town. It lies in ZIP code area 54832. The Survey maps it on the Drummond quadrangle.
On record in Drummond
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
- Island Lake Camplisted 1982
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.
- 1944 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Drummond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | WABIGON LAKE |
| 7 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CARTER ISLAND |
| 5 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BRULE NUMBER 2 |
| 23 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | TWO LAKES 63 |
| 14 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | ARROWHEAD LAKE |
| 7 June 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | COLD PIGEON |
| 20 June 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | FR 397 |
| 7 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Drummond: 9 occurrences, 9 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Springs Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Drummond Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Drummond Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dudley Wallin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fred Peterson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holly Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Horseshoe Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mill Pond Lake Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Pond Lake Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pot Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
26 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drummond in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | 1 killed | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | $1,500 | Trees were blown down across Tri Lakes Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | Multiple trees were down across a roadway. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | Trees were down onto power lines along County Road N near Drummond. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Drummond | - | Hail up to one inch fell for about 15 minutes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | The storm downed a few trees and tree limbs onto roads and power lines in Drummond. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | A tree was downed onto a house by the storm. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Drummond | - | The Delta-Drummond Road was completely washed out near Drummond. Over 15 inches or rain was recorded in Drummond over the previous 48 hours, with much of it falling over the previous 6 to 12 hours. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Drummond | - | County Highway N in the vicinity of Pigeon Lake west of Drummond was impassible due to water over the road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | A few trees were downed by the winds. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | Numerous trees were blown down on U. S. Highway 63 and its side roads between Drummond and Cable. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | Sporadic wind damage was reported along most roads. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | Trees were blown down around Drummond. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Drummond | - | Along with the hail, the storm blew down some small tree branches along U.S. Highway 63. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Drummond | - | Some small tree branches were blown down as well. The hail and wind were reported at Two Lakes Campground on Lake Owen. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | Trees blown down near Drummond. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Drummond | - | Hail 2 inches deep covered Highway N and Highway 27. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drummond | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Drummond | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Owen (historical) | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Owen | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Sutherland | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Grand View | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Pike River | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cable | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Delta | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Radspur | 11.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1579144. 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.






