Northland, 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. The Survey maps it on the Iola quadrangle.
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
- 1971 USGS Iola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Northland between 1993 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
| 18 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CEDAR RD. HOUSE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northland in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Northland | $87,500 | Runoff from rainfall and melting snow, along with clogged storm drains and ice jams, caused numerous roads, ditches, streams and low-lying areas to flood throughout Waupaca County. Some roads were damaged by the flooding and required repairs after the water receded. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Northland | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Northland. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Northland | - | Quarter size hail fell near Iola. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Northland | - | A tornado briefly touched down north of Northland at 5:04 PM CDT, moving east-northeast before turning east-southeast and then dissipating at 5:13 PM CDT. The tornado snapped and uprooted a few trees and produced minor damage to a house. Based on satellite analysis, there may have been a few brief moments where the tornado lifted off the ground before dissipating west of Big Falls. Total path length is estimated to be 5.69 miles long, with a width of 45 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 75 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northland | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in Iola. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Northland | - | A thunderstorm dropped golf ball size hail as it passed through northwest Waupaca County. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Northland | - | A thunderstorm dropped golf ball size hail as it pass through northwest Waupaca County. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northland | - | Thunderstorms winds downed a few trees in northwest Waupaca County. The time of this report was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northland | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and power lines north of Iola. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northland | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph was measured in northwest Waupaca County. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northland | - | The thunderstorm that dropped golf ball size hail as it moved across Waupaca County also produced high winds that knocked down numerous trees. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Northland | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Northland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norske | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Petersville (historical) | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Schmidt Corner | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Iola | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Scandinavia | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Big Falls | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| Granite City (historical) | 11.8 miles | 8 | |
| Ogdensburg | 13.6 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 Northland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7059498 | 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 1570526. 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.
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.



