BlockEast Chain, Minnesota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in East Chain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56031. The Survey maps it on the East Chain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS East Chain quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of East Chain: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cealander Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Celander Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hilpiper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parsons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Chain in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 8 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Chain | $25,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down, plus a home's roof was blown off near East Chain. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Chain | - | Numerous trees down, including some on houses, sheds, vehicles and power lines. Combination of strong wind and large hail destroyed an estimated 9000 acres of corn and beans. |
| April 2026 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | East Chain | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | East Chain | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 643060. 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.