BlockPortland, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 53594. It stands on Stony Brook. The Survey maps it on the Waterloo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1891 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Portland between 2003 and 2020, burning about 461 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19095 |
| 10 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 172 |
| 9 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 137 |
| 19 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 128 |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 111 |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 107 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 101 |
| 15 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 92 |
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 Portland: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duwe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marlin Shalitzly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hubbleton | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hoopers Mill | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Mills | 8.8 miles | 16 | |
| Milford | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Kroghville | 9.6 miles | 23 | |
| Aztalan | 10.5 miles | 15 | |
| Grellton | 10.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1571810. 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.