BlockPulp, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Florence town. It lies in ZIP code area 54121. It stands on Spread Eagle Outlet. The Survey maps it on the Iron Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,152 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Pulp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 195 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON MOUNTAIN FD 0000259 - 2018 |
| 17 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DYNAMITE FIRE |
| 9 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DICKINSON 0003 |
| 8 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LIGHTING FIRE |
| 2 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON MOUNTAIN FD 0000174 - 2020 |
| 9 July 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LARSON'S BAY |
| 4 July 2008 | 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
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Pulp: 14 past producers, 6 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Const Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Florence County Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Francis Hazewood Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Leslie Larson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| M-35 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moon Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ozzelos Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wisconsin Power Company Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread Eagle | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Aurora | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hematite | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Commonwealth | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Florence | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgetop | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Tyran | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Fern | 15.1 miles | 8 |
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 Pulp | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7259567 | 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 1845391. 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.