Maine, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Maine Village. The Survey maps it on the Brokaw quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1899 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Brokaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Maine between 1992 and 2018, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY K FIRE |
| 30 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY A FIRE |
| 15 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ROMAN CANDLE FIRE |
| 15 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MIDDLE OF THE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Maine: 11 occurrences, 7 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Brothers and Johnson Co. | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Rib Mountain Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Ruby Red Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| 3m Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dale Howard Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fourth Avenue Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Heights Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Heights Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lotz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brokaw | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Taegesville | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Granite Heights | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mount View | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wausau | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Franklin Hill | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| East Hill | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Naugart | 6.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2783852. 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.







