BlockMarlands, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Lac du Flambeau town. It lies in ZIP code area 54538. The Survey maps it on the Fence Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,588 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1938 USGS Lac Du Flambeau quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Lac Du Flambeau quadrangle1:48000
- 1946 USGS Lac Du Flambeau quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Lac Du Flambeau quadrangle1:48000
- 1951 USGS Lac Du Flambeau quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Fence Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1,066 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,066 fires within 5 miles of Marlands between 1992 and 2020, burning about 338 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 528 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 528 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 312 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | 225 HWY 47 |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | MAKOONS |
| 4 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | 216 CHICOG |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | WDNR#248 |
| 3 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | BEE FIRE |
| 3 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | WDNR#240 |
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | BIA-11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Marlands: 4 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnett Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Fence Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Flambeau Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Jerms Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Lac Du Flambeau Station Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wishow Lake Rd Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lac du Flambeau | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Arbor Vitae | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Manitowish Waters | 12.9 miles | 15 | |
| Boulder Junction | 14.2 miles | 17 | |
| Sayner | 15.2 miles | 13 | |
| Katinka Village | 17.1 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Germain | 17.8 miles | 13 | |
| Winchester | 18.8 miles | 15 |
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 Marlands | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6771602 | 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 1569059. 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.