Presque Isle, Wisconsin
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Presque Isle town. It lies in ZIP code area 54557. The Survey maps it on the Presque Isle quadrangle. It stands 1,667 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1939 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1946 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Boulder Junction quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Presque Isle quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Presque Isle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Presque Isle between 1993 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MYSTERY FIRE |
| 19 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OWEN ROAD POWERLINE FIRE |
| 16 June 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY P |
| 8 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Presque Isle: 3 past producers, 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boot Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carlin Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Palmer Rd Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Palmer Rd Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Van Vliet Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Presque Isle in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed hundreds of trees just southeast of Presque Isle, from Crab Lake to Lynx Lake. Five homes sustained damage from fallen trees. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Presque Isle. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines near Presque Isle. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Presque Isle. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Presque Isle. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees on County Highway W, west of Presque Isle. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and knocked out power in Presque Isle. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees on the east side of Presque Isle. The time of this report was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Presque Isle | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed over 100 trees on a property south of Presque Isle. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Presque Isle | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Presque Isle | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Presque Isle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katinka Village | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Winchester | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Boulder Junction | 10.3 miles | 17 | |
| Manitowish Waters | 11.4 miles | 15 | |
| Star Lake | 19.8 miles | 14 | |
| Marlands | 20.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sayner | 20.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lac du Flambeau | 21.0 miles | 15 |
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 Presque Isle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7241586 | 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 1580803. 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.










