BlockLake Wazeecha, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grand Rapids town. It lies in ZIP code area 54494. The Survey maps it on the Wisconsin Rapids South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:48000
- 1967 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wisconsin Rapids South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wisconsin Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Lake Wazeecha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 241 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
| 16 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1832792 |
| 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 |
| 3 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WAZEECHA FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lake Wazeecha: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County Operations | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Rapids | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Biron | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Port Edwards | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Nekoosa Junction | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Nekoosa | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Rudolph | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Eight Corners | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| Walker | 11.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867660. 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.