BlockNorrie, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Norrie town. The Survey maps it on the Hatley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1899 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hatley quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Hatley quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Hatley quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Norrie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FIREWORKS PARTY |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HALF MILE |
| 10 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KILDEER FIRE |
| 10 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GUINEA HEN |
| 26 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Norrie: 10 past producers, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Buss Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Birnamwood Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brinkman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eland Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eland Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hatley Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hatley Gravel Pit #1 | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1570339. 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.