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Clyde (community), Iowa County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 43°07′10″N 90°12′41″W / 43.11944°N 90.21139°W / 43.11944; -90.21139
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Clyde, Wisconsin
Clyde is located in Wisconsin
Clyde
Clyde
Clyde is located in the United States
Clyde
Clyde
Coordinates: 43°07′10″N 90°12′41″W / 43.11944°N 90.21139°W / 43.11944; -90.21139
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyIowa
TownClyde
Elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1577550[1]

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, 11.7 miles (18.8 km) north-northwest of Dodgeville.[2] The community was named by Seth Champion, a director of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western railroad in the 1890s, for his son Clyde.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clyde (community), Iowa County, Wisconsin
  2. ^ Iowa County (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  3. ^ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.