Clyde (community), Iowa County, Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Clyde, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Clyde
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iowa
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Clyde
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:735
Coordinates:43.1194°N -90.2114°W
Area Code:608
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1577550

Clyde is an unincorporated community located in the town of Clyde, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. Clyde is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 130 and County Highway I along Otter Creek, 11.7miles north-northwest of Dodgeville.[1] The community was named by Seth Champion, a director of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western railroad in the 1890s, for his son Clyde.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Iowa County. 2011. December 5, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130225209/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/iowa.pdf. January 30, 2012.
  2. Book: Callary. Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 978-0-299-30964-0. 60.