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Augusta, Wisconsin

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Augusta City. It lies in ZIP code area 54722. It stands on First Trestle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Augusta East quadrangle. 1,567 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 961 feet above sea level.

Augusta within Eau Claire County

On record in Augusta

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Augusta grew from 1,550 to 1,567 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,550
20201,567+17 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

7,191 words on this township

History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Past and Present; Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1914 names this settlement in its chapter on Augusta City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Then the mighty glaciers came down from the north and by their resistless force plowed the mountains down and filled tlie valleys, piling up the rubbish of gravel, clay and sand. And the sun's rays came and melted the glaciers and the waters wove their way across the prospect, seeking the mother sea. A portion of the island thus first formed was the northern part of Wisconsin and, mayhap, one of the streams thus formed was Bridge creek, and upon either bank thereof was Augusta, nameless then, and trackless and homeless, but there, waiting for the coming of man.

Passage source: History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Past and Present; Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1914.

Eau Claire county was organized in 1856. At Eau Claire there was already quite a considerable settlement in nearby localities. Farms had been opened up. Supplies for Eau Claire were brought by boat up the Chippewa river in the open season, but in winter they liad to be brought overland by team. Sparta, in Monroe county, was the nearest railway station, and it was from that point that the necessary supplies were hauled over what became known as the ' ' old Sparta road. ' ' This road from Sparta came through Jackson county and entered Eau Claire county south of Augusta at the old Beef river station and continued through what are now the towns of Clear Creek and Washington to Eau Claire. Now all of the foregoing has been preliminary to the purpose of the present writing. To the north of the old Sparta road was a beautiful valley through which flowed the clear waters of a fine stream to be known thereafter as Bridge creek. In this beautiful valley is now located the city of Augusta, the history of which is about to be related.

Passage source: History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Past and Present; Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1914.

The town of Bridge Creek, in which the city of Augusta is situated, consists now of three townships and has an area of 108 square miles. The stream from which the town derives its name flows through the town in a northwesterly direction and marks a division line between two sections of country that are materially different in soil, products and character.

Passage source: History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Past and Present; Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1914.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Augusta City - it names this place 18 more 18 times.

Fires near this place

57 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Augusta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 burning20
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Other causes3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesF19-94
14 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesBIG RED FIRE
13 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 August 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 August 2007Naturalunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 July 1992Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 July 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 June 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eau Claire County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Augusta: 1 past producer. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Strader Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Eau Claire County

Storms near this place

27 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Augusta in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 tornado, 2 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Augusta$250,000An EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 90 to 100 mph, occurred along a path from northwest of Augusta to north of Augusta, Wisconsin. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped, along with an outbuilding destroyed, and three other outbuildings significantly damaged.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Augusta$200,000An EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 95 to 105 mph occurred from approximately 5 miles southwest of Augusta, to 3.5 miles southwest of Augusta, Wisconsin. Two farmsteads were directly impacted with severe tree damage around the homes. One farmstead had their garage completely destroyed along with a barn heavily damaged.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAugusta$15,000Numerous trees down, including a few on vehicles
July 2013Tornado (EF0)Augusta$5,000A brief tornado touched down near the intersection of County Road VV and Senske Road, approximately 4.3 miles west-southwest of Augusta. The tornado only lasted a minute causing damage to apple trees, large oak trees and a nearby corn field as it moved southeast for approximately 1/4 mile. A storm chaser took video of the tornado.
April 2025Tornado (EF0)Augusta-This tornado took part of the roof off of a barn. It also damaged a barn door and broke several trees. The maximum estimated wind speed was 80 mph.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Augusta-Hundreds of trees, possibly several thousand, were uprooted or broken by the tornado. Some landed on houses, sheds and vehicles, especially along the southeast edge of Lake Eau Claire, where many homes were located. A farm was hit near the end of the tornado. The ending point was determined via Sheriff's Office drone video.
June 2020Heavy RainAugusta-A measured rainfall report of 2.87 inches occurred over the past 12 hours near Augusta.
June 2020Heavy RainAugusta-A measured rainfall report of 3.33 inches occurred over the past 12 hours northwest of Augusta.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAugusta-Several trees and large tree branches were blown down on the northwest part of Augusta. A few trees also landed on power lines elsewhere in Augusta.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAugusta-A couple large tree branches, including one that landed on a power line, fell down near Augusta.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindAugusta-A few trees were blown down near Highway 27 and Solie Road near Augusta.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindAugusta-Power lines were blown down in Augusta.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAugusta-A large tree was blown down, blocking County Road R south of Augusta, Wisconsin.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAugusta-This was measured by the Fire Weather RAWS site.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAugusta-Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAugusta-Estimated windspeed.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindAugusta-Trees down, one falling on house. Estimated windspeed.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindAugusta-Farm elevator overturned. Silo top knocked off. Estimated windspeed.
April 2026HailAugusta-no account filed
June 2014HailAugusta-no account filed
April 2011HailAugusta-no account filed
May 2008HailAugusta-no account filed
June 2006HailAugusta-no account filed
May 2004HailAugusta-no account filed
April 2002HailAugusta-no account filed
June 2001HailAugusta-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindAugusta-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Eau Claire County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rodell4.5 miles12
Hay Creek4.7 miles12
Hale Corner8.4 miles12
Fairchild10.0 miles12
Fall Creek10.1 miles14
Ludington10.3 miles11
Foster10.5 miles12
Wilson11.4 miles11

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 AugustaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1569576The 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 1561013. 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.