Kelly, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Weston Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54476. It stands on Big Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wausau East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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
- 1953 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Wausau East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Wausau East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Kelly between 1992 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 11260 |
| 10 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TRAILER TIRE |
| 9 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 10742 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Kelly: 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Sunburst Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Wimmer Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Callon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cedar Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kelly Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rothschild Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rothschild Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kelly in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelly | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a large event tent, snapping three inch diameter support poles. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Kelly | $1,000 | Half dollar size hail fell in Weston. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Kelly | - | Nickel size hail fell in Ringle. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Kelly | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Weston. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelly | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees, traffic lights, and a bank sign in Weston. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Kelly | - | Quarter size hail fell in Weston. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kelly | - | Thunderstorms dropped penny size hail in Weston. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Kelly | - | Flooding continued across parts of Marathon County after the rainfall came to an end. Moderate flooding occurred on the Wisconsin River, Big Eau Plaine River and Big Rib River but the rivers fell below flood stage by late evening on the 25th. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Kelly | - | Penny size hail and heavy rain, 0.76 inch in 30 minutes, fell at Weston. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelly | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Schofield | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wausau Junction | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Callon | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Rothschild | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| East Hill | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Franklin Hill | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wausau | 4.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1567388. 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.







