Radspur, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Cable town. It lies in ZIP code area 54821. It stands on Big Brook. The Survey maps it on the Cable quadrangle. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1944 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Cable quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Cable quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Radspur between 1994 and 2020, burning about 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BRULE NUMBER 3 |
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BALL PARK FIRE |
| 14 July 2000 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RIVER BOTTOM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Radspur: 16 occurrences, 12 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Voigt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cable Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cable Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crest View Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Darrell Krouse Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ellen W. Miller Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elmer E. Gruel Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Florence Dempsey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonards | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Cable | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Owen | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Owen (historical) | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Drummond | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Namekagon | 14.6 miles | 12 | |
| Grand View | 17.1 miles | 9 | |
| Sutherland | 19.3 miles | 11 |
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 Radspur | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7281695 | 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 1580218. 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.





