BlockClyde, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Saratoga Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55972. The Survey maps it on the Utica quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1954 USGS Lewiston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,247 words on this townshipHistory of Winona County, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Saratoga Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Saratoga Township - 2,247 words.
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Clyde between 1993 and 2009, burning about 27 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 November 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 October 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clyde: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Buckbee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Saratoga | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Troy | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Utica | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Charles | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lewiston | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bethany | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wyattville | 10.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654647. 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.