BlockKeith, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lincoln town. It lies in ZIP code area 54520. It stands on Hemlock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Crandon quadrangle. It stands 1,591 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
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.
- 1939 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Crandon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Keith (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 July 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | IND SET RD |
| 8 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY W ASH |
| 4 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | BALL DIAMOND |
| 3 July 1995 | Fireworks | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | 64 |
| 3 July 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | not named |
| 2 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Keith (historical): 6 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crandon Zn - Cu Deposit | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | 1975 | |
| Camel Hump Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crandon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crandon Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Forest Cnty Pits Townsend Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hogan Enterprises Inc. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Lucerne Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Lucerne Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Lucerne Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Lake Lucerne Gravel Pit #2 | 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.
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 Keith (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6383934 | 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 1845335. 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.