BlockMetz, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wolf River town. It lies in ZIP code area 54940. The Survey maps it on the Poy Sippi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Poy Sippi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Poy Sippi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Metz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 226 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 96 |
| 6 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BOO BOO |
| 6 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | EAST |
| 6 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | YOGI |
| 6 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WEST |
| 26 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2026Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Metz in 1 storm report in 2026: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Flood | Metz | - | Widespread low-land flooding occurred in Winnebago County, resulting in considerable flood damage along the Wolf River south of Fremont to 5 homes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orihula | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Zittau | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Clarks Point | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Piacenza | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Indian Shores | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Lasleys Point | 11.3 miles | 8 | |
| Winneconne | 11.6 miles | 8 | |
| Winchester | 11.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577727. 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.
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.