Clyde, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clyde town. It lies in ZIP code area 53506. It stands on Penn Hollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clyde quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1905 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Spring Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Clyde quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Clyde between 1992 and 2019, burning about 289 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 burning | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CONWAY ROAD |
| 4 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SMITHERENES |
| 15 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GIES FIELD |
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 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Along Otter Cree | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Along Otter Cree | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
17 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clyde in 17 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 debris flow. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $15,000 | Trees and branches down throughout the county. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Clyde | $15,000 | This tornado spun up at 1618CST about 1.8 miles north-northeast of Clyde, or about 0.3 mile northeast of the intersection of STH 130 and CTH C. The tornado headed northeast for 3.2 miles in Iowa County, and crossed into Sauk County, 4.5 miles northeast of Clyde at 1626CST, where CTH C makes its closest approach to the Wisconsin River. Only damage to trees, power-lines, and corn was noted by fire fighters and Emergency Managers. This tornado was rated a F1, and was extensively photographed when it was near the Wisconsin River. Average path width was about 75 yards. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported trees downed by powerful thunderstorm winds that gusted to an estimated 65 mph (56 knots) about 3 miles south-southwest of Lone Rock. One of the downed trees blocked State Highway 130 for a time. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $8,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $5,000 | Several trees down on highway C between Lower Wyoming Road and Schreiner Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $2,000 | Scattered branches and trees down. Some tree tops snapped off. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $2,000 | Two trees down and a power line fire. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Debris Flow | Clyde | $1,000 | A mudslide occurred near the intersection of highway 130 and 133 in northwest Iowa County near the WI River after many rounds of heavy rainfall. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $1,000 | Fallen tree on highway 133. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $1,000 | A large tree, 24 inches in diameter, knocked down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Hail | Clyde | - | Public report of one inch diameter hail southwest of Spring Green at 143 PM CST. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | Large trees were pushed over by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Clyde | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Clyde | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Avoca | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Highland | 10.2 miles | 10 | |
| Helena | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Edmund | 10.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dodgeville | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Coon Rock | 12.0 miles | 15 |
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 Clyde | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5136849 | 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 1577550. 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.







