Kremlin, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Pembine town. It lies in ZIP code area 54151. It lies near Pemebonwon Islands. The Survey maps it on the Faithorn quadrangle. It stands 843 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
8 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 Pembine quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Pembine quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pembine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Faithorn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Kremlin (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 58 acres in total. None 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HALF MILE IN |
| 6 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | STILLWATER FIRE |
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 Kremlin (historical): 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaf Corp. Kremlin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Echo Lake Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Echo Lake Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kimlark Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kimlark Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Timms Lake Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Pine Haven | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pembine | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Beecher | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Beecher Lake | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Niagara | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Amberg | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Cedarville | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dunbar | 17.3 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 Kremlin (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6436714 | 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 1577684. 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.







