Necedah, Wisconsin

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Necedah Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54646. It stands on Necedah Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Necedah quadrangle. 924 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 919 feet above sea level.

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Necedah within Juneau County

On record in Necedah

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

Weston-Babcock Houselisted 1979

Population over time

2 figures

Necedah grew from 916 to 924 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	916
2020	924	+8 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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.

1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Necedah quadrangle1:48000, 3 printings
1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
1969 USGS Necedah quadrangle1:24000
1985 USGS Black River Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

362 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 362 fires within 5 miles of Necedah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 932 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 22 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	125
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	72
Equipment and vehicle use	49
Recreation and ceremony	22
Arson/incendiarism	22
Railroad operations and maintenance	17
Misuse of fire by a minor	14
Smoking	13
Power generation/transmission/distribution	13
Natural	6
Fireworks	5
Other causes	4

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
7 September 2003	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
7 September 1996	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Necedah National Wildlife Refuge	TOWNSHIP
3 September 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
23 September 2003	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
23 September 2003	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
20 September 2003	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
2 September 2003	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
2 September 1996	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Juneau County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Necedah: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Juneau County Operations	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
	Necedah Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Juneau County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Necedah in 63 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 25 flood, 20 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2005	Tornado (F1)	Necedah	$100,000	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Necedah	$70,000	no account filed
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	South Necedah	$65,000	Emergency manager reported fallen trees and power outages in Necedah.
May 2000	Hail	Necedah	$65,000	no account filed
April 2011	Tornado (EF1)	South Necedah	$30,000	A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF1 tornado south of Necedah. The tornado first touched down near the intersection of Paradise Lane and 25th Street and produced EF0 damage. The tornado briefly produced EF1 damage for about three fourths of a mile from T Lane through Padre Pio Drive. A mobile home was rolled over and pine trees were snapped. The tornado continued east-northeast and produced EF0 damage to pine trees around County Road G before ending near the Wisconsin River.
August 2006	Hail	Necedah	$30,000	no account filed
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	South Necedah	$16,000	Numerous trees were blown down and other trees were snapped off from three miles southwest of Necedah to three miles southeast of Necedah.
September 1998	Hail	Necedah	$15,000	no account filed
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$7,500	no account filed
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$5,000	Trees were blown down in Necedah and the township of Germantown.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	South Necedah	$5,000	At least 6 trees down. Largest tree was 14 inches in diameter. Minor damage also to fence and barn.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$3,000	Power lines and trees were blown down northwest of Necedah.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$3,000	no account filed
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$2,000	Trees were blown down and blocked a road near Necedah.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$2,000	Trees were blown down in Necedah.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$2,000	Trees were blown down in several locations across Juneau County.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$2,000	Several trees were blown down along State Highway 21 east of Necedah.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$2,000	no account filed
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	$1,000	no account filed
April 2026	Flood	Necedah	-	Heavy rainfall from multiple rounds of thunderstorms during the middle of April resulted in the Yellow River at Necedah rising into flood stage during the afternoon hours on April 15th. The river then crested in major flood stage during the late evening hours on April 16th before falling below flood stage during the morning hours on April 22nd.
April 2025	Flood	Necedah	-	The Yellow River at Necedah entered flood stage during the early morning on April 2nd before rising to a crest of 16.45 feet during the evening hours on the 2nd in minor flood stage. The site returned below flood stage during the early morning hours on April 5th.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	-	Emergency management reported several trees down in both the Necedah and Armenia areas.
June 2024	Flood	Necedah	-	Significant rainfall later into June pushed the Yellow River at Necedah into flood stage late on June 24th. The river stage crested at 17.47 ft on June 25th during the late afternoon in moderate flood stage.
April 2023	Flood	Necedah	-	The Yellow River near Necedah crested at 16.32 ft on April 3rd, which is 1.32 ft above flood stage. Two subsequent crests followed over the next few days, both less than 0.5 ft above flood stage.
April 2023	Flood	Necedah	-	The Yellow River at Necedah crested at 15.93 ft on April 22nd, which is 0.93 ft above flood stage.
March 2022	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff after a rainfall event pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested a half foot above the flood stage at 15.49 feet on the 27th.
September 2021	Flood	Necedah	-	Flooding that began in late August on the Yellow River in Necedah ended very early in September.
August 2021	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested almost a foot over the flood stage at 15.97 feet on the 12th.
August 2021	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested almost three feet above the flood stage at 17.94 feet on the 31st. The flooding continued into September 2021.
April 2020	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from melted snow pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested around a half foot above the flood stage at 15.62 feet on April 1st.
March 2019	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from rain earlier in March along with melting snow pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested over a foot above the flood stage at 16.61 feet on March 26th.
April 2019	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from rain and snowmelt pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested over three feet above the flood stage at 18.77 feet on April 20th.
October 2019	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from recent rainfall events pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested almost a foot above the flood stage at 15.91 feet on the 6th.
July 2019	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested around a foot above the flood stage on the 24th.
September 2019	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested a foot and a half above the flood stage at 16.54 feet on the 16th.
April 2018	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from snowmelt pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested almost two feet above the flood stage at 16.96 feet.
May 2018	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested less than a foot above the flood stage at 15.45 feet on the 7th.
June 2018	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested around a half foot above the flood stage at 15.41 feet on the 22nd.
October 2018	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested over two feet above the flood stage at 17.54 feet on October 13th.
May 2017	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested around a foot and a half above the flood stage at 16.59 feet.
February 2017	Flood	Necedah	-	Rainfall of a half to one inch, combined with runoff from snowmelt, pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested over three feet above the flood stage at 18.43 feet.
April 2017	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rains briefly pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah on April 19th. The river crested just a few hundredths of a foot above the flood stage at 15.08 feet. Just a few days later, the river went out of its banks again from the afternoon of April 22nd into the evening of April 24th. This time the river crested around a foot and a half above the flood stage at 16.64 feet.
September 2017	Hail	Necedah	-	Quarter sized hail fell at the Necedah Wildlife Refuge.
March 2016	Hail	South Necedah	-	Half dollar sized hail fell in Necedah.
March 2016	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from melting snow pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested at 15.7 feet, almost three-quarters of a foot above the flood stage.
March 2016	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rains pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested at 18.26 feet, over three feet above the flood stage.
December 2015	Flood	Necedah	-	Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Yellow River out of its banks in Necedah. The river crested at 17.26 feet, which was over two feet above the flood stage.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	-	A mesonet reporting station near Necedah measured a wind gust of 62 mph.
August 2014	Hail	South Necedah	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Necedah.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	South Necedah	-	A wind gust of 65 mph occurred south of Necedah.
April 2011	Hail	South Necedah	-	Golf ball sized hail fell in several locations east of Necedah.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	South Necedah	-	Measured wind gust by Fire Weather RAWS site.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	South Necedah	-	Trees down.
July 2020	Hail	Necedah	-	no account filed
September 2017	Hail	Necedah	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	South Necedah	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	South Necedah	-	no account filed
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Necedah	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Necedah	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	Necedah	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Juneau 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Kelly	4.3 miles	12
Cloverdale	5.6 miles	14
Cutler	8.6 miles	14
Sprague	8.9 miles	12
Lone Rock	9.3 miles	12
New Miner	10.1 miles	13
New Lisbon	11.2 miles	12
Orange Mill	12.0 miles	12

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 Necedah	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2029487	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 1570130. 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.