BlockLima, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lima town. It lies in ZIP code area 54736. The Survey maps it on the Meridean quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1929 USGS Durand quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Durand quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Meridean quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Lima between 2019 and 2020, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 38 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 25 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 24 |
| 19 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Lima: 15 past producers, 9 occurrences, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa River Bar Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Chippewa River Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Durand Quarry and Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wieser Durand Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bauer Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brunner Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Danzinger Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Durand Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Durand Shale Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Laneville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Durand | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Arkansaw | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ella | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Porcupine | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Devils Corner | 16.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hawkins Corner | 17.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1578285. 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.