Meridean, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Peru town. It lies in ZIP code area 54755. It stands on Meridean Slough. The Survey maps it on the Meridean quadrangle. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1929 USGS Durand quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Durand quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Meridean quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Meridean between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 33 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 32 |
| 2 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020008 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 24 |
| 25 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 14 |
| 28 October 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 October 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DUNNVILLE WA FIRE |
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 Meridean: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Chippewa River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elton Talford Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Falkner Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fall Creek Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Robert Talford Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meridean in 4 storm reports between 1996 and 2005: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Meridean | 1 hurt, $1,900,000 | Chemical fertilizer plant northwest of Elk Mound sustained most of the severe damage. One house and a mobile home near Elk Mound were also destroyed. 7 other homes damaged. One man injured by flying glass. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meridean | - | Power lines were downed. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Meridean | - | Severe hail damage to thousands of acres of crops around Spring Brook township. Car damage also reported. |
| August 1996 | Hail | Meridean | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tyrone (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Falls City | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Falls | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Red Cedar | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dunnville | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Caryville | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Downsville | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Elk Mound | 10.7 miles | 13 |
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 Meridean | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6819236 | 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 1569363. 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.






