Neva, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Neva town. It lies in ZIP code area 54424. The Survey maps it on the Bryant quadrangle. It stands 1,568 feet above sea level.
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 Antigo quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Bryant quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Neva between 1992 and 2019, burning about 56 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | IN THE DITCH |
| 8 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CHURCH RD FIRE |
| 21 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Neva: 8 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angle Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chillie Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Deerbrook Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Duffek Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Langlade County Highway Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Langlade County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neva Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reeves Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rocky Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Singer Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neva in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2012: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neva | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees a few miles northeast of Antigo. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Neva | - | Hail up to penny size accompanied damaging winds in Neva. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neva | - | Strong winds from a thunderstorm tore the roof from a small building. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Neva | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neva Corners | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Deerbrook | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Kempster | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bryant | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Sherry Junction | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Antigo | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Koepenick | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ormsby | 7.5 miles | 11 |
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 Neva | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7003255 | 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 1570194. 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.




