BlockNobleton, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Long Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 54870. The Survey maps it on the Nobleton quadrangle. It stands 1,224 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1949 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1951 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Spooner quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Nobleton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Nobleton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PLACID BAY FIRE |
| 3 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2003 | Smoking | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Nobleton: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. A. Pinter Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Carl Benson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Frank Gruenhagen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mud Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madge | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sarona | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Birchwood | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Beaver Brook | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Shell Lake | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Chicago Junction | 13.0 miles | 8 | |
| Spooner | 14.0 miles | 8 | |
| Earl | 16.3 miles | 8 |
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 Nobleton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7045858 | 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 1570323. 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.