Phipps, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Lenroot town. It lies in ZIP code area 54843. It stands on McDermott Brook. The Survey maps it on the Hayward quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1944 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Phipps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 243 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Fireworks | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | CASINO FIELD |
| 3 July 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Phipps: 19 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Hayward Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hayward Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Indian School Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mcdermott Brook Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mosquito Bk. Fire Ln. Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mosquito Brook Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Namekagon River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Namekagon River Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Namekagon River Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phipps in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Phipps | $3,250 | Heavy rainfall the night before of 2-3 inches led to the failure of a privately-owned dam on the Mosquito Brook Flowage. When the dam gave way, a surge of water moved downstream about 2.5 miles to the Namekagon River. Culverts at both Mosquito Brook Road and Porky's Road were overwhelmed with two feet of water about 100 yards wide at both locations. This flooding cut off access to multiple homes and caused damage to roadways. Additionally, bridge damage was reported to an ATV trail and to the Birkebeiner ski trail at the crossings of Mosquito Brook. No damage was reported to any buildings or homes. Roads remained closed into the 28th before water receded. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Phipps | - | The hail was reported near the east side of Nelson Lake north of Hayward. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Phipps | - | The yard was covered in hail. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Phipps | - | Hail occurred at Nelson Lake. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phipps | - | A small outbuilding was shifted off its foundation. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Phipps | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Phipps | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Phipps | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Phipps | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeley | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hayward | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Little Round Lake | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Northwoods Beach | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Chief Lake | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Reserve | 12.6 miles | 9 | |
| Stone Lake | 16.4 miles | 8 | |
| New Post | 16.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1571301. 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.




