Sand Creek, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Sand Creek town. It lies in ZIP code area 54757. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sand Creek quadrangle. It stands 988 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1949 USGS New Auburn quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS New Auburn quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Sand Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Bloomer quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Sand Creek between 2002 and 2020, burning about 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1947 |
| 12 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 7219 |
| 9 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1104201 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sand Creek: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Mine | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | ||
| Hay Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Popple Creek Siltstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Split Neck Creek Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Albricht Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lower Pine Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Cedar River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Red Cedar River Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Cedar River Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sand Creek in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | $50,000 | Roof damage to two barns. Trees down across Sand Creek, Wilson, Grant and Otter Creek townships. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Sand Creek | - | Most of the hail was dime to nickel size. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | - | This is the continuation of the blow down, straight-line wind event that moved across parts of northern Dunn County, between Ridgeland, and Sand Creek. There were numerous reports of blown down trees and power lines. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | - | Several trees were blown down in the Township of Sand Creek. An irrigation system also tipped over near Sand Creek. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sand Creek | - | Hail size generally quarters to half dollars. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | - | Tree down across road. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Creek | - | Numerous trees down. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sand Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Sand Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Sand Creek | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Sand Creek | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland | 11.4 miles | 7 | |
| Colfax | 11.9 miles | 13 | |
| Norton | 13.0 miles | 7 | |
| Baxter | 14.4 miles | 7 | |
| Wheeler | 14.5 miles | 7 | |
| Tainter Lake | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 19.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rusk | 19.5 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 Sand Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7415774 | 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 1573657. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





