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Tipler, Wisconsin

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Tipler town. It lies in ZIP code area 54542. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tipler quadrangle. It stands 1,539 feet above sea level.

Tipler within Florence County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Tipler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 burning19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestWEEKEND NIGHTMARE
1 August 2008Naturalunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestFR 2453
6 July 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2019010
5 July 2003Smokingunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestPICKLE
19 July 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestMANURE
9 June 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestFURNITURE
8 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestRITCHIE ROAD
30 June 2003Debris and open burning6.5 acresChequamegon-Nicolet National ForestLILY PAD EAST

Every fire recorded in Florence County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Tipler: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
D. Crombie Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Forest County Hwy Dept.GayhartSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gayhart PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stevens Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Florence County

Storms near this place

13 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tipler in 13 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2002Thunderstorm WindTipler$5,000no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindTipler-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Tipler and across Florence County. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
August 2020Tornado (EF1)Tipler-The tornado that formed at 9:12 PM CDT in extreme northeast Forest County crossed the county line at 9:18 PM CDT. The tornado continued east, producing a path of tree damage (DI 27,28, DOD 3,4) in a remote forested area in extreme northwest Florence County, before crossing the Brule River into Upper Michigan at 9:20 PM CDT. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindTipler-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines west of Florence, starting fires at many locations.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindTipler-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in the western part of Florence County, in the Tipler, Long Lake and Fern areas. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
August 2013HailTipler-The public reported 1.00 inch diameter hail at Lost Lake or approximately 4 miles East-Southeast of the town of Tipler.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindTipler-Thunderstorms winds downed trees at the intersection of State Highways 70 and 139 near Tipler. Time of report is estimated.
May 2008HailTipler-Large hail fell near Tipler but there was little rain or wind with it.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindTipler-Several trees were reported down 10 miles southeast of the town of Tipler.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTipler-Trees and power lines down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindTipler-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindTipler-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindTipler-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Florence County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Long Lake5.9 miles10
Fern14.5 miles8
Fence16.7 miles9
Tyran17.5 miles9
Ridgetop19.3 miles9
Florence20.3 miles9
Commonwealth20.9 miles10
Hematite22.6 miles10

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 TiplerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7808840The 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 1580618. 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.