Nowell, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Lebanon town. It lies in ZIP code area 54949. The Survey maps it on the Northport quadrangle. It stands 863 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1956 USGS Weyauwega quadrangle1:48000
- 1969 USGS Northport quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Appleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Northport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Nowell (historical) between 1994 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SHADY LANE |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MERGER FIRE |
| 21 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LITTLE CREEK SOUTH |
| 18 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LITTLE CREEK NORTH |
| 2 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GARDEN PATCH |
| 8 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PLEASANT VIEW |
| 21 May 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Nowell (historical): 7 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Matz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| B Duch Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Breiting Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| C Flanagan Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Finger Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sasse Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sugar Bush Gravel Pit | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Nicholson | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Bear Creek Corners | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Northport | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Symco | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Royalton | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Marble (historical) | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Manawa | 6.7 miles | 7 |
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 Nowell (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7066637 | 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 1850526. 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.




