BlockFern, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Fern town. It lies in ZIP code area 54121. It stands on Woods Creek. The Survey maps it on the Florence SW quadrangle. It stands 1,381 feet above sea level.
On record in Fern
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.
Fern Schoollisted 1981 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1941 USGS Florence quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Florence SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Fern between 1992 and 2016, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fern: 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea-Lion Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seven Mile Creek Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Township of Fern Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Truman Smith Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fence | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Tyran | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgetop | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Florence | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Commonwealth | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hematite | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Spread Eagle | 13.4 miles | 10 | |
| Tipler | 14.5 miles | 10 |
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 Fern | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5444436 | 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 1579236. 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.