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.
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.
- 1939 USGS Long Lake quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Long Lake quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Tipler quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | WEEKEND NIGHTMARE |
| 1 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | FR 2453 |
| 6 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019010 |
| 5 July 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | PICKLE |
| 19 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | MANURE |
| 9 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | FURNITURE |
| 8 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | RITCHIE ROAD |
| 30 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | LILY PAD EAST |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Crombie Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Forest County Hwy Dept.Gayhart | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gayhart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stevens Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 2002Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | 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 2020 | Tornado (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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines west of Florence, starting fires at many locations. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | 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 2013 | Hail | Tipler | - | The public reported 1.00 inch diameter hail at Lost Lake or approximately 4 miles East-Southeast of the town of Tipler. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | Thunderstorms winds downed trees at the intersection of State Highways 70 and 139 near Tipler. Time of report is estimated. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Tipler | - | Large hail fell near Tipler but there was little rain or wind with it. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | Several trees were reported down 10 miles southeast of the town of Tipler. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipler | - | 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.
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 Tipler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7808840 | 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 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.





