Peplin, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Kronenwetter Village. The Survey maps it on the Peplin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Wausau quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Peplin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Peplin between 1992 and 2019, burning about 61 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FAIR |
| 9 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 June 1998 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Peplin: 3 occurrences, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Park Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Happy Hollow Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Happy Hollow Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mosinee Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peplin in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Peplin | $343,000 | The first tornado of the outbreak formed 9.4 miles east of Mosinee at 4:01 PM CDT. The storm moved across eastern Marathon County where it heavily damaged 2 homes (DI 2, DOD 6), 1 mobile home (DI 4, DOD 9) and 10 barns; caused major damage to 1 home; did minor damage to 6 homes and 1 business; and snapped or uprooted many trees (DI 27, DOD 4). The tornado dissipated near Pike Lake at 4:14 PM CDT. The average path width of the tornado was 150 yards. The tornado was rated EF2 with estimated winds of 115 to 125 mph. |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Peplin | - | A brief tornado formed at 9:18 pm CDT west of Bevent in Marathon County and continued southeast before dissipating at 9:19 pm CDT. The tornado produced damage to trees (DI 28, DOD 2,3) and a power pole (DI 24, DOD 2). Total path length is estimated to be 0.22 miles long, with a width of 100 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 85 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kronenwetter | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Evergreen | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Mosinee | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Rocky Corners | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Knowlton | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Ashley | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Rothschild | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Weston | 8.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1571194. 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.






