Glidden, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 2005. It stands in Jacobs town. It lies in ZIP code area 54527. It stands on Schraum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glidden quadrangle.
On record in Glidden
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
Marion Park Pavilionlisted 1981
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:24000
- 2005 USGS Glidden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Glidden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LUEBBEN FIRE |
| 30 July 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Glidden: 12 occurrences, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland County Highway Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Borman Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Bump Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chequamegon National Forest Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Dryden Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| East Fork Chippewa River Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eder Rd Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Glidden Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gordon Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Herman Throm Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glidden in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flood. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | $500 | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | Powerlines were downed in Glidden by the strong winds. |
| June 2012 | Flood | Glidden | - | Highway 13 was inundated from flooding of the Chippewa River. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | Trees were blown onto power lines. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | Many trees were blown down from Glidden to Augustine Lake along Highway N. A garage was blown down and a large pine tree was blown onto a house. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Glidden | - | There were high winds also which flattened a stand of 60-foot-tall pine trees. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. The wind speed is estimated. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Glidden | - | A car windshield was smashed by the hail. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Glidden | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Glidden | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Glidden | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Glidden | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Glidden | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glidden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanagolden | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Peeksville | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Morse | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Cayuga | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Butternut | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Tannery Town | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mellen | 13.9 miles | 12 | |
| White City | 13.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1579335. 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.







