BlockHigh Cliff, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Sherwood Village. It sits by High Cliff. The Survey maps it on the Sherwood quadrangle. 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
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
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of High Cliff (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 6 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 338 |
| 19 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 235 |
| 23 May 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 137 |
| 10 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 118 |
| 5 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 427 |
| 5 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 428 |
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 High Cliff (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| J and E Quarries | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Highland Beach | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Harrison (historical) | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Dorns Faro Springs Beach | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Utowana Beach | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Saint John | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Harrison | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rockaway Beach | 5.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1837432. 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.