Hannibal, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Cleveland town. It lies in ZIP code area 54433. The Survey maps it on the Jump River quadrangle. It stands 1,266 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1947 USGS Sheldon quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Sheldon quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Jump River quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Hannibal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 338 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BIRKENHOLZ |
| 6 May 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HOLZER |
| 5 May 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.9 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEAR |
| 3 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hannibal: 3 occurrences, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Konsella Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pinkert Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Schwark Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Thorgerson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hannibal in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 2 funnel cloud, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Hail | Hannibal | - | Quarter sized hail was reported south of Hannibal. |
| July 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Hannibal | - | A brief funnel cloud was sighted north of Hannibal. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hannibal | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph occurred along with 1 inch hail just north of Hannibal. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hannibal | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Hannibal | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughey | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Donald | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Gilman | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Jump River | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Polley | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Perkinstown | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bellinger | 12.2 miles | 6 | |
| Lublin | 12.6 miles | 7 |
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 Hannibal | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5649145 | 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 1566040. 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.





