Norske, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Harrison town. It lies in ZIP code area 54945. It stands on Jackson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tigerton NW quadrangle. It stands 1,086 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tigerton quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Tigerton NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Norske between 1994 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | NORSKE ROAD FIRE |
| 4 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2011 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MUCH ROAD CORNFIELD |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Norske: 8 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Holt Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Meronk Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lorbiecki Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Moss Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Nellesen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Swampside Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Swampside Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tushkowski 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northland | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Schmidt Corner | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Petersville (historical) | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Big Falls | 10.5 miles | 7 | |
| Iola | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Granite City (historical) | 11.6 miles | 8 | |
| Scandinavia | 13.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ogdensburg | 16.7 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 Norske | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7053466 | 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 1570344. 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.



