Trade Lake, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Trade Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 54837. The Survey maps it on the Trade Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1951 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Milltown NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Trade Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Trade Lake between 1993 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEDCHILL ROAD FIRE #1 |
| 31 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEDCHILL ROAD FIRE #3 |
| 31 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MEDCHILL ROAD FIRE #2 |
| 26 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201843 |
| 22 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Trade Lake: 17 occurrences, 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Near Forsythe La | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Forsythe La | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Rice Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Rice Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Round Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Round Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Young Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Young Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Amundson Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Amundson Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trade Lake in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trade Lake | - | Significant wind damage occurred, with numerous trees blown down, boats flipped and blown on shore. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trade Lake | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the area. Downed trees were blocking Highway 48; some trees came down on cars and homes. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Trade Lake | - | The tornado touched down in a grassy field 50 yards north of Pine Lake Road. Just east of the grassy field, the tornado destroyed a shed and garage before tearing away a portion of the roof of the home. The tornado continued moving east and destroyed a metal pole barn about one mile east of the first residence. The tornado also ripped the tops off of several farm silos near that residence. Then the tornado destroyed a barn and a shed about one mile farther down the road, near Freedom Drive and Mourning Dove Lane. One goat was killed at that farm. Several more silo tops were ripped off just west of Freedom Drive along Mourning Dove lane. At many locations along the tornado path, various 10 to 20 inch diameter trees were knocked down. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Trade Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Trade Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Trade Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trade Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Pole Cat Crossing | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Trade River | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Alpha | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Branstad | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Falun | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Grantsburg | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lind | 11.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1575563. 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.









