Parrish, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Parrish town. It lies in ZIP code area 54435. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Parrish quadrangle. It stands 1,601 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1940 USGS Parrish quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Parrish quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Parrish quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Parrish quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Parrish between 1998 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LON BASCO LANE |
| 26 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Parrish: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callsen Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parrish Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parrish Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Parrish Sand Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Payne Spring Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Stevens Pond Creek Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Stevens Pond Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parrish in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Parrish | $1,000,000 | A tornado formed about five miles south of Parrish at 6:50 pm CDT (1750 CST) and moved just east of north for a little over five miles. The tornado affected about 1600 acres of hardwood and softwood trees. It was estimated that over one million trees were snapped, uprooted, or suffered serious damage (DI 27, DOD 3-4). The loss to timber alone is estimated at over one million dollars. One cabin was destroyed by fallen trees. The tornado was seen by a storm chaser at 6:55 pm CDT. The average width of the tornado was 250 yards. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Parrish | $318,500 | Thunderstorms dumped 4 to 8 inches of rain over Langlade County during the morning hours. This caused several roads to be closed due to flash flooding as well as culverts becoming full or washed out across much of Langlade County. Several roads and culverts were damaged as a result of the flooding with several towns declaring disasters. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Parrish | - | Quarter size hail fell near Parrish. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parrish | - | Thunderstorm winds downed at least a dozen trees east of Parrish. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Parrish | - | A tornado formed near the Lincoln/Langlade County line and moved east shortly after 3:30 PM CDT. The tornado track was not continuous and damage was restricted to trees, tree limbs (DI 28, DOD 2-3) and power lines. The average path width was 75 yards. |
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.
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 Parrish | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7139806 | 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 1571065. 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.
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.






