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Cleghorn, Wisconsin

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pleasant Valley town. It lies in ZIP code area 54738. The Survey maps it on the Cleghorn quadrangle.

Cleghorn within Eau Claire County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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.

Fires near this place

11 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Cleghorn between 2009 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning3
Arson/incendiarism2

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
31 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources205237
26 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2020040
1 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources204370
10 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources87
12 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources116
12 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources117
30 April 2018Debris and open burning122 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPLEASANT VALLEY
27 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources123

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Eau Claire County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cleghorn: 4 past producers. 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
Cleghorn Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Eldore Henning Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lowes Creek Road Shale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Myren Road Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Eau Claire County

Storms near this place

17 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cleghorn in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2015Flash FloodCleghorn$300,000Local officials reported several roads closed across southern Eau Claire County due to excessive rainfall, with amounts of 3 to 5 inches in a 3 hour period. Several culverts were damaged along Highway 53 and Highway 12 near Augusta. State officials estimated that there was about $300,000 in road damage in Eau Claire County.
April 2026Flash FloodCleghorn-Trained spotter reported water flowing over the roadway along Lowes Creek Rd just west of State Highway 93.
May 2025HailCleghorn-Two rounds of hail fell near Deerfield Road south of Eau Claire over the course of about 15 minutes. The largest hail report was 2 inches in diameter around the intersection of Deerfield and State Highway 93.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Cleghorn-A pole barn was destroyed with parts of the barn in nearby trees and a field. Trees were uprooted and trunks snapped as the tornado moved to the east. The maximum estimated wind speed was 95 mph.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Cleghorn-This tornado started just northeast of Mondovi in Buffalo County (see entry by NWS La Crosse). It crossed into Eau Claire County, snapping trees and then large branches, before|dissipating. The maximum estimated wind speed was 95 mph.
May 2022Funnel CloudCleghorn-There was a report of a funnel cloud southeast of Eau Claire.
March 2019FloodCleghorn-As snow began to melt, areal flooding started, especially along the smaller creeks and streams that lead into the Eau Claire, and Chippewa Rivers. Several roads were closed throughout the County due to washouts. Many homes and businesses were also flooded, with the City of Eau Claire reported sewer backups.
August 2016Flash FloodCleghorn-Due to excessive rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches in far southern Eau Claire County, Highway 93 was closed in both directions between County U to County I, and U.S. Highway 53 was closed in both directions between County HH and Lark Road.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindCleghorn-A large tree blew down across Highway W, northeast of Mondovi.
July 2003HailCleghorn-Ground nearly covered.
July 2014HailCleghorn-no account filed
August 2013HailCleghorn-no account filed
August 2013HailCleghorn-no account filed
May 2008HailCleghorn-no account filed
October 2006HailCleghorn-no account filed
September 2000HailCleghorn-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindCleghorn-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
Allen3.5 miles12
Green Acres3.9 miles12
Brackett4.2 miles12
Nix Corner4.9 miles12
Foster6.7 miles12
Nelsonville (historical)7.8 miles11
Hale Corner8.1 miles12
Putnam Heights8.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1563173. 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.