BlockRandall, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Anderson town. It lies in ZIP code area 54840. The Survey maps it on the Randall quadrangle. It stands 896 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1950 USGS Rush City quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rush City quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Randall quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Randall between 1992 and 2019, burning about 468 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | MCGUIRE |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RIVER ROAD CABIN |
| 15 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SCRAP METAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Randall: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lind | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Branstad | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Trade River | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Grantsburg | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Trade Lake | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Four Corners | 13.1 miles | 16 | |
| Alpha | 14.5 miles | 12 |
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 Randall | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7291492 | 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 1577783. 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.