BlockSteinthal, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Eaton town. It lies in ZIP code area 53042. The Survey maps it on the Kiel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Kiel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Kiel quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Kiel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Steinthal between 2003 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19059 |
| 5 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 5056 |
| 7 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 5122 |
| 2 May 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 5123 |
| 1 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 5115 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Steinthal: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lutski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Corners | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Rockville | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Nazianz | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kiel | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| School Hill | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Millhome | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Collins | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wells | 8.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577838. 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.