Bagley, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Bagley Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53801. It lies near Glass Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Brodtville quadrangle. 356 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
On record in Bagley
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 figuresBagley fell from 379 to 356 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 379 | |
| 2020 | 356 | -23 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1902 USGS Elkader quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Bagley quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Bagley between 2000 and 2019, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DRY HOLLOW FIRE |
| 16 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | POPPLETOWN FUZZ 3 |
| 9 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 13A2019 |
| 7 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2003 | Smoking | 12 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | METAL GARDEN FIRE |
| 16 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Bagley: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattison Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand, Silica | Producer | Sand | |
| Quarry | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blume Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dallas Cohen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sny Magill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bagley in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 6 hail, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $2,200,000 | Flash flood waters backed up in town as debris blocked area bridges. The water was three to four feet deep in places and propane gas containers began floating on the Mississippi River. Property damage in town was extensive. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $800,000 | More than 20 roads were reported closed due to flash flooding. In fact, several roads remained closed, even one week after the heavy rains. There was also damage to bridges and culverts. For example, Ellenboro Road Bridge was closed for nearly a week after the heavy rains due to damage from a large amount of debris hitting the bridge. In addition, numerous farm fields were either water logged or had significant soil erosion, which could delay spring planting significantly. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $300,000 | Emergency management reported debris blocking a railroad bridge resulting in storm water to overflow into portions of Bagley. This resulted in the inundation of several residences and prompted evacuations in the town. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | $95,000 | Jellystone Campground was hit with many campers damaged. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | $15,000 | A tree was blown down onto a apartment building in Bagley. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bagley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Flood | Bagley | $10,000 | After thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across Grant County, a few county roads were covered with water. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $5,000 | With already saturated ground, some flash flooding occurred across Grant County after a round of thunderstorms moved across the area. Water covered several roads including State Highway 81 between Cassville and Beetown and near Ellenboro. County Highway E had water over it between Stitzer and Livingston and County Highway O was closed between Potosi and Platteville. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Bagley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $2,000 | A mudslide occurred south of Bagley and the debris covered a 75 to 100 foot section of County Road A near Sandy Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | $1,000 | Small trees were blown down in Bagley. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bagley | $750 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | - | An estimated 63 mph wind gust occurred in Bagley. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Bagley | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in Bagley. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Bagley | - | Heavy rain caused water to spread over several roads in Bagley as the drainage system was not able to keep up the rain. Streams in the area were running very high. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Bagley | - | Heavy rain produced rapidly rising water in the Bagley area that forced the evacuation of one trailer home and caused water to go over County Highway X. Water also covered State Highway 35 in Patch Grove. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Bagley | - | A small tornado crossed the Mississippi River from Clayton County going through a campground north of Bagley before dissipating. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | - | Several reports of 70 mile per hour winds were received from Bagley south to Glen Haven and east to Bloomington across the northwest portion of Grant County. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Bagley | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Bagley | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Bagley | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bagley | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Bagley | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyalusing | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Brodtville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Glen Haven | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Patch Grove | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| North Andover | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bloomington | 9.5 miles | 16 | |
| Diamond Grove | 12.4 miles | 16 | |
| Millville | 12.6 miles | 10 |
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 Bagley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1851574 | 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 1561083. 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.






