Marengo, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in White River town. It lies in ZIP code area 54855. The Survey maps it on the Marengo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Marengo quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Marengo quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Marengo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Marengo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Marengo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MAIN STREET |
| 15 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PELOTO |
| 8 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | COUNTY C |
| 11 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Marengo: 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dale Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dales Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ralph Hakala Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Russell Niemi Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Trout Brook Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Trout Brook Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marengo in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Flood | Marengo | 1 killed | An 82-year-old man from Marengo was found dead in his pickup truck in the flooded waters along the Marengo River near the Riemer Road Bridge west of Marengo. The exact circumstances of how, when, and where he died are not known, only that he was found a few days after the heavy rains some time early Thursday. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marengo | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marengo | $50,000 | The winds blew down numerous trees. Several homes were damaged from falling trees. There was also some structural damage at the Ashland County fairgrounds. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marengo | - | A photo was received showing the top half of a large spruce tree that had been snapped off along with a large branch downed from another nearby tree. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marengo | - | Several trees were snapped and a large portion of roofing material was ripped off of a machine shed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marengo | - | A tree fell onto a power line during the storm. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marengo | - | A tree was downed onto a power line in Marengo. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Marengo | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Marengo | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Marengo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minersville | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| North York | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| High Bridge | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sanborn | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| White River | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Foster Junction | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mellen | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| White City | 10.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1569024. 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.






