Embarrass, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Embarrass Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54929. The Survey maps it on the Embarrass quadrangle. 353 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresEmbarrass fell from 404 to 353 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 404 | |
| 2020 | 353 | -51 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Embarrass quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Embarrass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Embarrass between 1993 and 2019, burning about 88 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PALMER RD |
| 23 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 7TH ST FIRE |
| 21 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SMOKING BARREL |
| 2 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | JEPSON |
| 19 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 819181 |
| 16 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2001 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Embarrass: 7 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Beach Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Apple Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Apple Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Deger Lane Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Draheim Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Embarrass Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kriewaldt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mantin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marquardt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pella Opening Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Embarrass in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Embarrass | - | Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches in a short time caused several streets to close in northern Waupaca County due to flash flooding. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Embarrass | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees in Embarrass. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Embarrass | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees around Embarrass. Time of event is estimated. Reports of downed trees were received by law enforcement between 7:06 PM and 7:22 PM CST. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Embarrass | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clintonville | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Buckbee | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bear Creek Corners | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Marion | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Nicholson | 10.9 miles | 8 | |
| Marble (historical) | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| Nowell (historical) | 13.1 miles | 7 | |
| Symco | 14.8 miles | 8 |
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 Embarrass | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3301032 | 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 1564607. 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.



