BlockButternut, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Butternut Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56055. The Survey maps it on the Cambria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Cambria quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Butternut: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Price & Evans Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Davis Price & Evans Sand & Gray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Butternut in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Butternut | $1,000 | A tornado originated in extreme northeastern Watonwan County and traversed across extreme southeastern Brown County before moving into Blue Earth County. It was filmed by a storm chaser during its time in Blue Earth County. The tornado hit a farm and damaged the roofs of some hog barns and then dissipated. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butternut | - | The Minnesota Department of Transportation weather sensor reported a measured wind gust of 52 knots. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butternut | - | A MNDOT wind sensor measured a wind gust of 56 knots. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Butternut | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Butternut | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butternut | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Butternut | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Butternut | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Rambush Estates II | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Crystal | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cambria | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Judson | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Garden City | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rapidan | 14.1 miles | 12 | |
| Vernon Center | 14.8 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654624. 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.
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.