Rubys Corner, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Porterfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 54143. It stands on Twin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chappee Rapids quadrangle. It stands 636 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1939 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Chappee Rapids quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:62500
- 1981 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Rubys Corner between 1992 and 2019, burning about 244 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CARVIOU LANDING FIRE |
| 7 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DUMKE FIRE |
| 23 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Rubys Corner: 22 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterfield Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Behrens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Jackie Foster Inc-Porterfield Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Menominee Stone Crusher Co.Ls.Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Biehls Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boggy Lane Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brookside Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dancing Waters Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Oak Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Menominee River Gravel Pit #1 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bagley Junction | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Porterfield | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Miles | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Harmony | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Goll | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Marinette | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Loomis | 8.5 miles | 10 |
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 Rubys Corner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7376432 | 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 1572708. 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.






