Seeley, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Lenroot town. It lies in ZIP code area 54843. The Survey maps it on the Seeley quadrangle. It stands 1,270 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1944 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Seeley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Seeley between 1992 and 2018, burning about 156 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2007 | Natural | 32 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BALL PARK FIRE |
| 18 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2000 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SMALL ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Seeley: 15 occurrences, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen W. Miller Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Florence Dempsey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gilbert F. Rasmussen Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Irving Svendson Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mcdermott Brook Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mosquito Bk. Fire Ln. Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Namekagon River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Namekagon River Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Namekagon River Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seeley in 16 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | - | High resolution satellite imagery depicted a swath of tree damage about a half mile in length and 120 yards in width in a west-northwest to east-southeast direction. Damage was reported in this area as well. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | - | A roof was partially ripped off by the winds. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Seeley | - | Several medium to large washouts were reported across Boedecker Road. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Seeley | - | Running water from the heavy rainfall led to gravel being washed across the pavement on Highway OO along with the ditch becoming eroded. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | - | Numerous small branches along with a few wrist-sized or larger branches down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | - | Tree branches three inches in diameter were snapped off trees near Seeley. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Seeley | - | Leaves were stripped from trees and the ground was covered in hail. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Seeley | - | Hail fell for ten minutes. Most of the hail was small, but some stones were nickel-sized. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | - | Numerous one-foot diameter trees were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seeley | - | Numerous trees were blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Seeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Seeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Seeley | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Seeley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Hayward | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Little Round Lake | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Chief Lake | 13.5 miles | 8 | |
| Northwoods Beach | 14.5 miles | 9 | |
| Reserve | 16.6 miles | 9 | |
| New Post | 18.1 miles | 11 | |
| Stone Lake | 21.3 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 Seeley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7445825 | 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 1573889. 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.




