Sutherland, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Mason town. It lies in ZIP code area 54856. It stands on Hanson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grandview NW quadrangle. It stands 932 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1944 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Grand View NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Solon Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Grand View NW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Sutherland between 1992 and 2019, burning about 95 acres in total. 1 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 | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | WHITE RIVER POWERLINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sutherland: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlow Detle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mason Township Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mildred Westbeg Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Nels Olson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sutherland in 2 storm reports in 2011: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Numerous trees were blown down around Barnes, WI. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutherland | - | Numerous trees were blown down around Barnes WI. Estimated wind speed is derived from the NWS WFO Duluth Storm Survey derived Wind Damage Swath Map of this episode. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike River | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Delta | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Grand View | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mason | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Ino | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Benoit | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Drummond | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Moquah | 10.4 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 Sutherland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7649957 | 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 1580563. 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.






