Pole Cat Crossing, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 54837. The Survey maps it on the Trade Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1951 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Milltown NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Trade Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Pole Cat Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 48 |
| 6 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201843 |
| 20 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1808141 |
| 17 July 2005 | 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
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Pole Cat Crossing: 23 occurrences, 17 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Near Forsythe La | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Forsythe La | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Rice Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Rice Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Round Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Round Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Young Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Young Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Atlas Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Atlas Sand and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Trade Lake | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Trade River | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Falun | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Alpha | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Branstad | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Grantsburg | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Siren | 12.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1843162. 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.









