South Range, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Parkland town. It lies in ZIP code area 54874. The Survey maps it on the South Range quadrangle. It stands 761 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.
- 1949 USGS Poplar quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS South Range quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
171 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of South Range between 1992 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 53-2 |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LAMAR BILLBOARD |
| 15 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 53 -1 |
| 15 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of South Range: 11 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Near Flannagan F | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Amnicon Falls Station Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Amnicon River Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson & McKay Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fire Tower Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flannagan Fire Tower Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| George Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Granum Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Johnstad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeside Rd & Amnicon River Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Range in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Hail | South Range | - | Most were penny to nickel size and accumulated deep enough to shovel. The largest stones were quarter to half dollar sized. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Range | - | A tree was snapped by the wind. |
| March 2025 | Hail | South Range | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | South Range | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | South Range | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | South Range | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutter | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Parkland | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| South Itasca | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyside | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rockmont | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Itasca | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Amnicon Falls | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Ambridge | 5.0 miles | 16 |
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 South Range | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7568285 | 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 1574481. 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.




