BlockTunnelville, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 54639. The Survey maps it on the La Farge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1926 USGS La Farge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Farge quadrangle1:62500
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS La Farge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sparta quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Tunnelville between 1995 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 56 THREE |
| 5 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 56 TWO |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 56 ONE |
| 4 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2000035 |
| 31 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ROUND BALER |
| 21 June 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | RIVER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tunnelville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lawton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Melvin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Lima | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sylvan | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Sabin | 9.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bloom City | 11.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bosstown | 11.5 miles | 10 | |
| Yuba | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mill Creek (historical) | 12.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1577860. 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.