BlockLake Owen, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Drummond town. It lies in ZIP code area 54832. The Survey maps it on the Drummond quadrangle. 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 13 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.
- 1944 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Lake Owen (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,249 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BRULE NUMBER 3 |
| 11 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CABLE POWERLINE |
| 26 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | PIONEER REDUX |
| 24 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | PIONEER 3 |
| 7 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CARTER ISLAND |
| 4 July 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | TWO LAKES 63 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Lake Owen (historical): 17 past producers, 12 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Owen | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lake Owen | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Charlotte G. Perry Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crest View Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Drummond Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Drummond Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dudley Wallin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elmer E. Gruel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fred Peterson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Owen | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Drummond | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cable | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Radspur | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Leonards | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Grand View | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Namekagon | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sutherland | 12.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1834247. 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.