Harrison, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Harrison Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54915. The Survey maps it on the Sherwood quadrangle. 12,418 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1911 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Neenah quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Sherwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Sherwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Harrison between 2018 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 338 |
| 15 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20CL029 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | AP00199 |
| 25 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18BU001 |
| 19 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 200931 |
| 19 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 235 |
| 19 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1260 |
| 13 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1218 |
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 Harrison: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Perlite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Perlite Co. | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Van Handel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Badger Highway Menasha Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Monnot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrison in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2012 | Flash Flood | Harrison | $250,000 | Flash flooding caused authorities to close many roads across Calumet County. The Village of Hilbert sustained the worst flooding, with approximately 100 homes impacted. A flooded creek washed out a section of asphalt on Cemetery Road near Forest Junction and ripped away the culvert. One motorist was injured while attempting to cross the missing section of road during the predawn hours. The driver was hospitalized and the front wheels were torn from the vehicle. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | $3,500 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a sturdy large wooden playset. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Harrison. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Harrison | - | A weak waterspout formed northwest of Stockbridge on eastern Lake Winnebago and moved southeast before dissipating. No damage occurred. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Harrison | - | A well developed funnel cloud was videotaped by the public near Harrison. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Damaging winds knocked down trees and power lines at the intersection of State Highway 55 and County Road EE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darboy | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Utowana Beach | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Highland Beach | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| High Cliff (historical) | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sherwood | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Harrison (historical) | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Dundas | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Dorns Faro Springs Beach | 7.3 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 Harrison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14714446 | 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 2747576. 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.





