BlockHorseman, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Doyle town. It lies in ZIP code area 54868. The Survey maps it on the Strickland quadrangle. It stands 1,562 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1951 USGS Chetek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Strickland quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Bloomer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Horseman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 127 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GUNDY FIRE |
| 31 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 1997 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 1995 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Horseman: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron County Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Campia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Drew Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| John Lubomirski Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Ear Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Ear Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Ear Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Perdziak Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Smith Brothers Transfer Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Horseman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5905834 | 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 1577647. 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.