Port Wing, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Port Wing town. It lies in ZIP code area 54865. It stands on Larson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Port Wing 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.
- 1943 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:48000
- 1946 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Port Wing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. None 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KLAUNG RD |
| 13 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WASHOUT FIRE |
| 3 July 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.9 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEACH FIRE |
| 19 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | QUARRY POINT |
| 13 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 May 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BEACH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Wing in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Port Wing | $16,000 | Warm temperatures early in April led to rapid snowmelt of a well above normal snowpack across the region. Additionally, heavy rainfall on top of the snowpack led to additional high runoff across the county as well. Roads began to be impacted on the 11th with water overtopping low spots leading to washouts and failed culverts. Temperatures cooled during the middle of the month along with a heavy snow event the 16th into the 17th. This allowed the runoff to slow and water levels to drop. However, water levels rose again later in the month as this new snow melted as well. Numerous road closures were reported across the entire county due to failed culverts, washouts and gravel roads being washed away. Multiple communities in addition to the county issued disaster declarations due to the extent of washed out roads. Damage estimates were not readily available from the county for the most part. High water continued to impact homes, driveways and farm fields into the latter portion of the month. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Port Wing station PNGW3 recorded a gust of 61 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | One large birch tree was down partially across Highway 13. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Two medium spruce trees were snapped near their bases. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | A bush was toppled and several tree branches were down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Port Wing. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Photos were received showing multiple 20 to 30 inch diameter trees that were snapped along with a few spruce trees that were uprooted. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Trees were downed onto the road along Highway 13 between Port Wing and the Bayfield/Douglas County Line. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 13 in Port Wing. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Port Wing | - | A post office employee reported half dollar sized hail with enough on the ground to scoop up with his hands. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Port Wing | - | There was a photograph of numerous large hailstones, the largest being 1.8 inches in diameter. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Port Wing | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Measured at Port Wing, WI. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | Trees and limbs were blown down by the strong thunderstorm winds in an area from two to eight miles west of Port Wing. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Port Wing | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Wing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbster | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Oulu | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bark Point | 13.1 miles | 8 | |
| Iron River | 14.6 miles | 13 | |
| Muskeg | 15.1 miles | 13 | |
| Topside | 15.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cornucopia | 16.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wills | 18.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1571798. 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.
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.






