Soperton, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wabeno town. It lies in ZIP code area 54566. It stands on Range Line Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wabeno quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Wabeno quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000
- 1951 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Soperton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | CABIN |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | QUARTZ TRAIL |
| 26 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | not named |
| 15 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | DAISY |
| 14 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | KUFNER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Soperton: 7 past producers, 5 occurrences, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eugene Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Geiter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Outskirts Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Range Line Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Round Creek Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Round Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabeno | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Carter | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Minertown (historical) | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Padus | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Oneva (historical) | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Blackwell | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Blackwell Junction | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Laona | 8.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1580447. 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.






