Shanagolden, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Shanagolden town. It lies in ZIP code area 54527. It stands on Dryden Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shanagolden quadrangle. It stands 1,506 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Shanagolden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2005 USGS Shanagolden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Shanagolden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LUEBBEN FIRE |
| 7 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 2006 | 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 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Shanagolden: 9 occurrences, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland County Highway Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bump Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chequamegon National Forest Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dryden Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| East Fork Chippewa River Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eder Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gates Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Glidden Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gordon Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Herman Throm Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glidden | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Peeksville | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Morse | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Cayuga | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Butternut | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Tannery Town | 13.9 miles | 12 | |
| Foster Junction | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Mellen | 14.4 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 Shanagolden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7487862 | 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 1580389. 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.







