Phlox, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Norwood town. It lies in ZIP code area 54409. The Survey maps it on the Mattoon quadrangle. It stands 1,306 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Antigo quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Mattoon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Phlox between 1992 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TROUT ROAD FIRE |
| 22 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 54 acres | Menominee Tribe | COUNTY S |
| 20 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2008 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Phlox: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keppel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trout Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phlox in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phlox | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted approximately 40 trees and caused a barn to collapse. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Phlox | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Phlox. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Phlox | - | Quarter size hail fell at Phlox. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Phlox | - | Quarter size hail fell south of Phlox. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Phlox | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Elmhurst | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Antigo | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Elton | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Bryant | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sherry Junction | 11.7 miles | 8 | |
| Four Corners | 12.1 miles | 8 | |
| Neva Corners | 13.5 miles | 9 |
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 Phlox | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7186533 | 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 1571305. 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.




