Three Lakes, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Three Lakes town. It lies in ZIP code area 54562. It stands on Townline Creek. The Survey maps it on the Three Lakes quadrangle. 605 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,663 feet above sea level.
On record in Three Lakes
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
- Indianapolis Outing Clublisted 2004
- Jollywoodlisted 2003
- Marshall D. Miller Boathouselisted 2008
- Reay Boathouselisted 2004
- Three Lakes Rod and Gun Clublisted 2013
- Joseph and Augusta Trunck Boathouselisted 2008
Population over time
2 figuresThree Lakes grew from 605 to 605 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 605 | |
| 2020 | 605 | 0 (0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1928 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Three Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Three Lakes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 97 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PEAT FIREWORKS |
| 2 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HOLDOVER FIRE |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIRIT |
| 5 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIRIT LAKE POINT FIRE |
| 4 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Three Lakes: 8 past producers, 2 unknowns, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonack Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elton Gensler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Javen Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Little Moccasin Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maple Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| South Big Lake Loop Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| South Big Lake Loop Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spirit Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thunder Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Three Lakes in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | $7,500 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees near Three Lakes. One of the trees fell onto a cabin. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Three Lakes | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Three Lakes. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Thunderstorm winds downed and uprooted numerous trees in Three Lakes. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees, including several ten inch maple trees, and power lines in Three Lakes. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | Quarter size hail fell at Three Lakes. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | Thunderstorms dropped hail to quarter size at Three Lakes. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Thunderstorms produced winds estimated near 60 mph at Three Lakes. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Three Lakes | - | Thunderstorms produced 1.32 inches of rain in 35 minutes at Three Lakes. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | Penny size hail fell one mile southeast of Three Lakes. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Three Lakes. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Three Lakes. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | Large hail fell in downtown Three Lakes and penny size hail covered a parking lot. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | Trees reported down 10 miles northwest of Three Lakes. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Three Lakes | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Lake | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sugar Camp | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gagen | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Starks | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Roosevelt | 11.9 miles | 9 | |
| Malvern | 14.7 miles | 9 | |
| Monico | 15.3 miles | 8 | |
| Rhinelander | 17.3 miles | 9 |
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 Three Lakes | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7797561 | 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 1575410. 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.






