Tiffany, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Turtle town. It lies in ZIP code area 53511. The Survey maps it on the Shopiere quadrangle. It stands 850 feet above sea level.
On record in Tiffany
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
Stark-Clint Houselisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Shopiere quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Shopiere quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Shopiere quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,867 words on this townshipHistory of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute, published 1856; The History of Rock County, Wisconsin; Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Turtle Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Turtle Town - 3,867 words.
Fires near this place
11 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Tiffany between 2018 and 2020, burning about 51 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 | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019-16 |
| 22 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019137 |
| 18 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020-11 |
| 22 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1800001 |
| 2 May 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181786 |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018048 |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18067 |
| 30 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 181288 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Tiffany: 8 producers, 5 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bjoin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Boutelle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dunn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dunn Trucking & Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Little Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bradford Township Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lathers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Poff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rye Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tiffany in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Tiffany | $408,000 | Brief tornado that caused damage near Maple Lane southeast of Janesville. Storm chaser video confirmed a brief tornado in this area. More widespread damage occurred west and east of this track due to downburst winds. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tiffany | $3,000 | Dispatch center reports multiple trees and power lines down in La Prairie township. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tiffany | $500 | A tree down on a road. |
| August 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Tiffany | - | Brief tornado spotted by Clinton Fire Department and a storm chaser. Tornado started west of Clinton, crossed I-43 and ended by Hwy 140 north of Clinton. Minor tree damage was noted along with some crop markings. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopiere | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Turtleville | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Clinton | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Porters | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Avalon | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Foxhollow | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Emerald Grove | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Garden Village | 5.7 miles | 16 |
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 Tiffany | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7801180 | 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 1575441. 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.







