BlockRed River, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Richmond town. It lies in ZIP code area 54166. It stands on Kroenke Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thornton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Thornton quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Red River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | PINE RIDGE |
| 25 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | VV WEST |
| 18 August 1996 | Fireworks | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | REDWHITEBL |
| 13 August 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018131 |
| 11 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | BURN IT |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1992 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Red River: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O and S Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oak Avenue Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Lane Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shawano County Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stezenski Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1572149. 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.