Abbotsford, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 54405. The Survey maps it on the Abbotsford quadrangle. 2,275 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,407 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Abbotsford quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Abbotsford quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Abbotsford quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Abbotsford between 2019 and 2020, burning under an acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20042 |
| 5 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19027 |
| 20 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19025 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Abbotsford: 12 past producers, 7 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Clark County Highway Dept. Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Francis Melvin Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gierl Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kunze Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lincoln Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morris Gierl Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Popple Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Branching Waters Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
17 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbotsford in 17 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Abbotsford | 2 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Abbotsford and Colby. Additional power lines were downed along State Highway 13 north of Abbotsford. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | $7,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Flood | Abbotsford | $5,000 | Runoff from heavy rain caused water to go over roads near Abbotsford. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | $1,250 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | $1,000 | Amateur radio operators reported a tree down and a power outage in the city of Abbotsford. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred just north of Abbotsford. |
| September 2014 | Flood | Abbotsford | - | Locally heavy rain caused street flooding to occur in Abbottsford. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Abbotsford | - | In less than an hour and a half, thunderstorms dumped 3.50 inches of rain on Abbotsford. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Abbotsford | - | Penny size hail was observed 2 miles south of Abbotsford, as reported by WAOW-TV. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Abbotsford | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Abbotsford | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbotsford | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Abbotsford | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Abbotsford | - | 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 Abbotsford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570511 | 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 1560663. 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.






