Kronenwetter, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Kronenwetter Village. It stands on Sampson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Peplin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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
- 1982 USGS Peplin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Kronenwetter between 1992 and 2019, burning about 99 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TRAILER TIRE |
| 25 June 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kronenwetter: 5 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gardner Park Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Happy Hollow Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Happy Hollow Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wisconsin River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1986292. 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.






