Eidsvold, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Thorp town. It lies in ZIP code area 54768. It stands on Goggle-Eye Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thorp quadrangle. It stands 1,129 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.
- 1952 USGS Stanley quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Stanley NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Thorp quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,050 words on this townshipHistory of Clark County Wisconsin, published 1918 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Thorp Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Thorp Town - 2,050 words.
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Eidsvold between 1996 and 2020, burning about 6 acres 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018031 |
| 30 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 186 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018016 |
| 5 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 8020 |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 8220 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1918 |
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIGEON |
| 25 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018021 |
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 Eidsvold: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazuga Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plautz Brothers, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eidsvold in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Eidsvold | $1,800,000 | Flooding from the South Branch of O'Neill Creek covered County Highway Y south of Chili. Standing water covered State Highway 73 in Christie. The emergency manager reported around 65 locations across the county had water over the road or culverts washed out. Fifteen homes were damaged by the flooding. A state of emergency was declared for the entire county. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Eidsvold | $120,000 | This EF2 tornado developed in Chippewa County and crossed into Clark County after moving through Stanley. After moving into Clark County, the tornado moved across rural areas damaging farm outbuildings and trees. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eidsvold | $60,000 | County dispatch reported power lines down in Thorp. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eidsvold | $10,000 | Law enforcement officials reported a barn and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. Damage was reported at three residences just south of Cloverdale Road. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Eidsvold | - | Heavy rain across the southern part of Clark County produced a few short stretches where water went over some roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eadsville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 6 | |
| Thorp | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Junction | 3.7 miles | 6 | |
| Worden (historical) | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Reseburg | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Lombard | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Clark | 11.9 miles | 7 | |
| Withee | 14.3 miles | 11 |
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 Eidsvold | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5348838 | 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 1577586. 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.






