Itasca, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Superior City. It lies in ZIP code area 54880. It stands on Bluff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Superior quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1915 USGS Superior quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Superior quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Superior quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Superior quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Superior quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Itasca between 1992 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 53-2 |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 53 -1 |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | 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 Itasca: 2 unknowns, 2 plants, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Superior Refinery--Murphy Oil Co | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Largro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mclean Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Smith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Superior Lime Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Itasca in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Flood | Itasca | $21,000,000 | The Nemadji River gage, at Superior, normally between 4 and 5 feet, rose to 20 feet early in the morning of June 20th. The river reached a record stage of 27.91 feet at 100 AM on June 21st, then fell back below 20 feet about midnight the night of June 22nd. Most of the runoff, resulting in the high stages, came from excessively heavy rain on Carlton County MN flowing downstream. Many roads were flooded in Superior and surrounding areas from the flood of the river and the excessive rainfall. Many buildings at he University of Wisconsin in Superior (UWS) was flooded. Uninsured damage at UWS was $8-10 million. Damage to homes was estimated at $6.3 million. Damage to businesses was estimated at $4 million. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Itasca | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Itasca | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Itasca | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Allouez | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Parkland | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| East End | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cutter | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Ambridge | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Central Park | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| South Superior | 4.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1567046. 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.







