Kalinke, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Easton town. The Survey maps it on the Kalinke quadrangle. It stands 1,463 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1899 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Doering quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Kalinke quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Kalinke between 1992 and 2018, burning about 168 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #7 |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #6 |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #5 |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #4 |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #3 |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #2 |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIT ROAD #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Kalinke: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reef Gold Deposit | Gold | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrrhotite | |
| Hogarty Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Red Granite Road Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Strycharski Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Woodland Drive Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Emil Hasse Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Emil Hasse Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hogarty Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marathon Pit Karcher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kalinke in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Kalinke | - | A tornado developed about 3 miles northwest of Glandon, at the end of Pine Haven Road, about 4:44 PM CDT in Marathon County. The tornado produced significant damage to a barn by collapsing the entire top floor of half of the barn, pushed a silo off its foundation, and damaged a metal outbuilding by tearing off most of the roof and some exterior walls. The tornado moved north-northeast, crossing the Lincoln County line around 4:46 PM CDT. Total path length is estimated to be 4.33 miles long, with a width of 100 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 110 mph. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Kalinke | - | Quarter size hail fell near Nutterville. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Kalinke | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Hogarty. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalinke | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a newly finished barn and damaged multiple trees near Hogarty. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalinke | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees down in Hewitt. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalinke | - | A tornado briefly touched down just south of County Line Road near County Road Q. Several trees in an open field were knocked over (DI 28, DOD 2 & 3). |
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 Kalinke | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14714501 | 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 1577670. 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.






