BlockKellner, Wisconsin
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grant town. It lies in ZIP code area 54494. It stands on Buena Vista Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kellner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Whiting quadrangle1:48000
- 1970 USGS Kellner quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
254 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 254 fires within 5 miles of Kellner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 364 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FOOD PLOT |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LOCUST |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kellner in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Kellner | $1,800,000 | The tornado entered Portage County from Wood County at 6:20 pm CDT (1720 CST) mainly over farmland. The twister continued to snap trees (DI 28, DOD 4) and overturn agricultural irrigation systems. About six miles south of Plover, a nearly half-mile long row of power poles were bent over (DI 24, DOD 3). The tornado crossed Interstate 39 at Coddington Road two miles west of Keene. The tornado grew to nearly 700 yards wide as it passed just north of Keene and heavily damaged a farmstead. A silo was damaged and barn flattened (DI 1, DOD 6). Several outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed. Along the path, at least two dozen irrigation systems were overturned and damaged (resulting in over $1 million in losses) and many hundreds of trees snapped or uprooted. This area also experienced high-end EF1 damage with winds of 100 to 110 mph. The tornado dissipated about nine miles southeast of Plover at about 6:46 pm (1746 CST). The average path width was 300 yards. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Kellner | - | Quarter size hail fell in Wisconsin Rapids. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Kellner | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Biron. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellner | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Kellner. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellner | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in southern and central Portage County. The time and location of this event was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kellner | - | Golf ball size hail fell in Kellner. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Kellner | - | A thunderstorm produced large hail as it moved through Kellner. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellner | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds just east of Kellner. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellner | - | A thunderstorm wind gust in excess of 60 mph uprooted several trees and snapped a 25 foot arbor vitae 10 feet above the ground. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meehan | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Coddington | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| West Bancroft | 10.9 miles | 7 | |
| Bancroft | 11.7 miles | 7 | |
| Plover | 11.7 miles | 7 | |
| Mill Creek Community | 12.8 miles | 7 | |
| Whiting | 12.8 miles | 7 | |
| Keene | 13.3 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1567384. 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.
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.