BlockHillcrest, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Hawthorne town. It lies in ZIP code area 54874. The Survey maps it on the South Range quadrangle. It stands 1,171 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1949 USGS Poplar quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS South Range quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Hillcrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY B/53 FIRE |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GREEN FIRE |
| 23 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PAN OF GAS |
| 19 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Hillcrest: 4 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wisconsin | Copper | Unknown | Copper | |
| Anthony Jacksino Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Bennett Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Berg Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Berry Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cecil Williams Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Jacksino Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Middle River Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Creek Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hines | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bennett | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Middle River | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Dobie | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Rockmont | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Amnicon Falls | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Beebe | 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 Hillcrest | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5762760 | 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 1577643. 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.