Kaiser, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 54552. The Survey maps it on the Butternut Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,499 feet above sea level. 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 9 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.
- 1941 USGS Kennedy quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Kennedy quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Butternut Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Park Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Kaiser (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.9 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kaiser (historical): 6 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crowley Road Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeshore Drive Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maple Ridge Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Park Falls Gravel Pit # 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wagner Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymantown | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Kennedy | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Park Falls | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fifield | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lugerville | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Coolidge (historical) | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Phillips | 16.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cranberry Lake | 21.5 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 Kaiser (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6348363 | 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 1833517. 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.





