Duck Creek, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Howard Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54303. It stands on Beaver Dam Creek. The Survey maps it on the Green Bay West quadrangle.
On record in Duck Creek
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Angeline Champeau Rioux Houselisted 1994 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Green Bay West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Green Bay West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Green Bay West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Duck Creek between 2006 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 449 |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2009982 |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2008903 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1837711 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 770 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 752 |
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2007745 |
| 1 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 738 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Duck Creek: 2 unknowns, 2 producers, 2 plants. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Bentonite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daanen and Janssen Howard Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Green Bay Lime Kiln | Calcium | Plant | ||
| Hurlbut Calcium & Chemical Company | Limestone, General, Bentonite | Plant | ||
| Kraszewski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gibson Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cormier | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Elm Tree Corners | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Howard | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Green Bay | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Suamico | 5.1 miles | 6 | |
| Mill Center | 5.2 miles | 7 | |
| Tremble | 5.3 miles | 6 | |
| Ashwaubenon | 5.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1564141. 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.





