BlockForward, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Perry town. It lies in ZIP code area 53572. The Survey maps it on the Daleyville quadrangle. It stands 981 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1923 USGS Blanchardville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Blanchardville quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Daleyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Forward (historical) between 2018 and 2020, burning about 56 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020-14 |
| 8 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018-17 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-1226 |
| 6 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-20 |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20183 |
| 5 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-18 |
| 26 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20224 |
| 20 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20188 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Forward (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haag Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hustad Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| P.W. Ryan Sons, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daleyville | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Primrose (historical) | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Vernon | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Horeb | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Little Norway | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Blue Mounds | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Montrose (historical) | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Klevenville | 10.0 miles | 16 |
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 Forward (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5473160 | 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 1577603. 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.