BlockTarrant, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 54736. It lies near Prissel Valley. The Survey maps it on the Tarrant quadrangle. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1929 USGS Durand quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Durand quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Tarrant quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Tarrant between 2018 and 2019, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 38 |
| 8 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 25 |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 26 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Tarrant: 9 past producers, 6 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Valley Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Brunner Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Danzinger Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Durand Shale Quarry #4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| E. & L. Zeilinger Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Fedie Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Forster Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kowitz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marie Brunner Dolomite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Laneville | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Durand | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Arkansaw | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ella | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Porcupine | 13.4 miles | 13 | |
| Devils Corner | 16.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hawkins Corner | 17.9 miles | 13 |
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 Tarrant | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7686658 | 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 1577850. 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.