Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“Minertown-Oneva, also known as Minertown, in Forest County, Wisconsin is a historic logging camp built in the early 1900s by Wilbur and Henry T. It's in the vicinity of Carter, Wisconsin.”
Wikipedia article Minertown-Oneva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Forest County · listed in 2010 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Minertown-Oneva between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 3 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | HOGAN'S PIT |
| 7 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | VALLEY VIEW |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | QUARTZ TRAIL |
| 2 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Minertown-Oneva: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Geiter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Range Line Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Torpee Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carter, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1995 and 2010: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Carter | - | A funnel cloud was observed near County Highway C in Carter. Time of siting is estimated. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carter | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees around Carter. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carter | - | Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds in southeast Forest County. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Carter | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carter | - | Half a dozen trees down. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Carter | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicago and North-Western Land Office | 4.1 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09001315 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Forest County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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