BlockMcCord, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 54487. The Survey maps it on the Tripoli quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1939 USGS Mc Cord quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Mc Cord quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Tripoli quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of McCord between 1992 and 2018, burning about 81 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2009 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CARPENTER ROAD |
| 13 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2003 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of McCord: 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Little Somo River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Little Somo River Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mccord Gravel Deposit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripoli | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Clifford | 7.6 miles | 8 | |
| Bradley | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Spirit Falls | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jersey City | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Heafford Junction | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tomahawk | 10.7 miles | 9 | |
| West Kraft | 10.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577717. 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.