BlockMisere, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brussels town. It lies in ZIP code area 54213. It sits by Niagara Escarpment. The Survey maps it on the Brussels quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1952 USGS Casco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Brussels quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sturgeon Bay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Misere (historical) between 2018 and 2020, burning about 2 acres 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 33 |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 21 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19 |
| 5 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 17 |
| 15 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 23 |
| 18 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 57 |
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 Misere (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Charles Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No 7 - Brussels | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Swampside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosiere | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Brussels | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kolberg | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Namur | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Forestville | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Shoemaker Point | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Maplewood | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Carnot | 9.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2831242. 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.