Split Rock, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fairbanks town. It lies in ZIP code area 54486. It stands on Split Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tigerton quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tigerton quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Tigerton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Split Rock between 1992 and 2019, burning about 106 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEISNER RD FIRE |
| 5 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE LANE |
| 5 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIEGEL RD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Split Rock: 9 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meisner Road Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tigerton Pond Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Evelyn Hansen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Haase Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Island Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kersten Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kersten Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laatsch Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Maple Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Minniecheske Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Split Rock in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2012: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Hail | Split Rock | - | Quarter size hail was observed by a spotter in Split Rock. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Split Rock | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to at least 60 mph downed a pair of trees and several branches near Split Rock. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Split Rock | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph accompanied golf ball size hail at Split Rock. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Split Rock | - | Half dollar size hail fell at Split Rock. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Split Rock | - | Golf ball size hail fell at Split Rock. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Split Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees that blocked area roads. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Split Rock | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Split Rock | - | 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.
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 Split Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7578662 | 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 1574566. 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.



