BlockSampson, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Chase town. It lies in ZIP code area 54171. The Survey maps it on the Oconto Falls South quadrangle. It stands 787 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Oconto Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1974 USGS Oconto Falls South quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Sampson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SANDALWOOD ROAD FIRE |
| 10 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2015 | Fireworks | 8.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MORGAN MARSH RD FIRE |
| 3 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Sampson: 5 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kraczwski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Krakow Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nichols Drive Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paitz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pensaukee River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Peters Trucking Co,Incperrets Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pierett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robiacke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sampson Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Chase | 3.6 miles | 6 | |
| South Chase | 5.5 miles | 6 | |
| Abrams | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sobieski | 6.8 miles | 6 | |
| Sobieski Corners | 7.7 miles | 6 | |
| Oconto Falls | 7.9 miles | 8 | |
| Stiles | 9.9 miles | 8 |
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 Sampson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7410206 | 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 1573644. 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.