Sidney, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pine Valley town. It lies in ZIP code area 54456. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle. It stands 1,086 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Neillsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Sidney between 1994 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ARNDT ROAD BALER FIRE |
| 6 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GUN CLUB FIRE |
| 16 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | POERTNER ROAD |
| 4 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MOONLITE ROAD FIRE |
| 13 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | OPELT AV. |
| 1 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SNYDER LAKE FIRE |
| 21 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 15 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sidney: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Opelt Brothers Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Own Crews | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
11 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sidney in 11 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Sidney | $200,000 | This EF2 tornado developed southwest of Sidney and moved northeast across a heavily wooded area of southwest Clark County. Thousands of trees were damaged and one home was destroyed near Five Mile Creek. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $75,000 | Emergency management reported power poles and lines down on Highway 10. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $50,000 | A path of wind damage occurred across southwest Clark County from east of Humbird to near Globe. Most of the damage was uprooted or snapped trees but the roof was ripped off a metal pole shed and a wooded power pole was broken. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Sidney | $10,000 | Locally heavy rain washed out at least two culverts in the vicinity of Snyder Lake County Park west of Neillsville. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $6,000 | Trees were blown down on at least one vehicle west of Neillsville. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $3,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across the southwest part of Clark County. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Sidney | - | An amateur radio group reported quarter sized hail 3 miles west-northwest of Sidney. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Sidney | - | The public reported quarter sized hail 3 miles southwest of Sidney. The report was relayed by local broadcast media. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Sidney | - | The public reported half dollar sized hail about 2 miles southeast of Sidney. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Sidney | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported west of Neillsville. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Sidney | - | Rainfall amounted to 5.88 inches. A total of 4.39 inches was measured 2 miles north of Owen as well. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neillsville | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Christie | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Globe | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Shortville | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kurth (historical) | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Trow (historical) | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Granton | 9.7 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 Sidney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7508914 | 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 1574088. 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.





