BlockMinertown, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wabeno town. It lies in ZIP code area 54566. The Survey maps it on the Wabeno quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Minertown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Minertown-Onevalisted 2010 · 0.1 miles away
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 Wabeno quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000
- 1951 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Minertown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | HOGAN'S PIT |
| 7 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | VALLEY VIEW |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | QUARTZ TRAIL |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Minertown (historical): 4 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Geiter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Range Line Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneva (historical) | 0.3 miles | 11 | |
| Carter | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Soperton | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wabeno | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Padus | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Blackwell | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Blackwell Junction | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Woodlawn | 10.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2784248. 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.