Larsen, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Clayton town. It lies in ZIP code area 54947. The Survey maps it on the Oshkosh NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oshkosh quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oshkosh NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Oshkosh NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Larsen between 2005 and 2020, burning about 436 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 106 |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 202039 |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 60 |
| 29 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3 |
| 23 June 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 88 |
| 9 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 71 |
| 4 May 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 56 |
| 16 May 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2009 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Larsen: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larsen Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Doro Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Perry Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larsen in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larsen | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larsen | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Larsen. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Larsen | - | Quarter size hail fell near the intersection of Highway 76 AND Country Highway II. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Larsen | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Clayton Township. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Larsen | - | Penny size hail fell east of Larsen. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Larsen | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall caused small stream flooding around the intersection of CH-JJ and SH-76 southwest of Neenah. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larsen | - | Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 60 mph as they passed northeast of Winneconne. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larsen | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees on Oakwood Road west of Neenah. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larsen | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down in the town of Clayton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Larsen | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Larsen | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Larsen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Medina Junction | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Allenville | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Clarks Point | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Piacenza | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Indian Shores | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lasleys Point | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Butte des Morts | 6.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1567855. 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.




