Iola, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Iola Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54945. The Survey maps it on the Iola quadrangle. 1,249 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,037 feet above sea level.
On record in Iola
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
- J. & C. Wipf Millslisted 1987
Population over time
2 figuresIola fell from 1,301 to 1,249 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 | 1,301 | |
| 2020 | 1,249 | -52 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tigerton quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Iola quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
111 words on this townshipHistory of Waupaca County, Wisconsin, published 1890 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Iola Village covers the township.
Read the chapter on Iola Village - 111 words.
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Iola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KNUTSON RD FIRE |
| 29 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | G-GG FIRE |
| 25 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BREKKE LAKE |
| 3 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TRESNESS RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Iola: 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Valley Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
32 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iola in 32 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 15 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | 1 hurt | Strong winds from thunderstorms caused a tree branch to fall on a tent, injuring a male camper. The man was camped near Iola to take part in the Iola Old Car Show. The strong winds also caused several canopies to break loose, damaging vehicles at the show. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | $1,380,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Iola, including some large trees that were knocked onto houses and power lines. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree, about a foot in diameter, in Iola. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | $7,500 | Thunderstorm winds downed a dozen trees and power lines north of Iola. One of the trees landed on a garage. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Iola | - | Half dollar size hail on the south side of Iola. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Iola. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near Iola. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines near Iola. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Iola | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail and heavy rain as it passed north of Iola. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines in Iola. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple 16-inch diameter tree limbs on the south side of the city. The downed limbs blocked State Highway 49. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Iola | - | Nickel size hail fell north of Iola. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Iola | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that flooded farm fields and partially flooded a basement northeast of Iola. A storm spotter four miles northeast of Iola measured 3.25 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Iola | - | Penny size hail fell at Iola. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Iola | - | Thunderstorms near Iola produced penny size hail and a measured wind gust of 56 mph. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Iola | - | Quarter size hail fell north of Scandinavia. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Law enforcement reported that trees were blown down and power knocked out in the town of Iola. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees near Iola. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Iola | - | An amateur radio operator measured rainfall of 4.45 inches in a little more than 2 hours. The heavy rain resulted in some street flooding in Iola. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Iola | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Iola | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Iola | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Iola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Petersville (historical) | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ogdensburg | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Schmidt Corner | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Granite Quarry (historical) | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Northland | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Sheridan | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Big Falls | 9.6 miles | 7 |
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 Iola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671397 | 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 1566947. 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.



