Clotho, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Burleene Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56347. The Survey maps it on the Clotho quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Clotho quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Battle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Clotho between 1992 and 2016, burning about 710 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Clotho: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stueve Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stueve Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clotho in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clotho | $100,000 | A shed and old barn collapsed. Several dozen trees were also broken. Damage was most likely due to a downburst per the NWS survey. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clotho | - | A metal roof was blown off a barn, which then collapsed. Siding was ripped off some outbuildings. About one dozen trees were felled. A 2x4 was driven through the fiberglass of a boat and other items were blown around a farm. It was inconclusive whether this was from downburst or a QLCS tornado. Time estimated based on radar and a storm photo from a local resident. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Clotho | - | Most of the hail was less than 3/4 of an inch. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Clotho | - | Penny to nickel sized hail flattened a garden and chipped paint off a home. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clotho | - | Scattered trees down. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Clotho | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clotho | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gutches Grove | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Clarissa | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Long Prairie | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Eagle Bend | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Browerville | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Round Prairie | 11.5 miles | 8 | |
| Little Sauk | 12.6 miles | 8 | |
| West Union | 15.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654646. 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.





