BlockReed, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Freeman town. It lies in ZIP code area 54628. It lies near Nash Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Retreat quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1903 USGS Waukon quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Ferryville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Ferryville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ferryville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Retreat quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decorah quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Reed between 1992 and 2020, burning about 138 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | EAGLE RIDGE CAR FIRE |
| 22 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BUCK CREEK |
| 10 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BUCK |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BOMA FIRE |
| 5 April 1996 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Reed: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forte Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kraemer-Hanson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferryville | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fairview | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rising Sun | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Sterling | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Towerville | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Seneca | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lynxville | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| De Soto | 9.1 miles | 18 |
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 Reed | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7306607 | 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 1846441. 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.