BlockLittle Eau Claire, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Reid town. The Survey maps it on the Bevent quadrangle. It stands 1,230 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 Hatley quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Hatley quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Bevent quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Little Eau Claire between 1992 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MISSION LAKE |
| 8 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEAR LAKE RD. |
| 6 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY J |
| 6 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEN'S BURNER |
| 5 May 1992 | Smoking | 3.9 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HATLEY PEEPS |
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 Little Eau Claire: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bevent | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pike Lake | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Shantytown | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Ringle | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Kronenwetter | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Holt | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Callon | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Weston | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Little Eau Claire | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6649876 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1568247. 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.