BlockEden, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Wasioja Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55927. The Survey maps it on the Claremont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Claremont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eden in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 lightning, 1 hail. 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 2012 | Lightning | Eden | $250,000 | Lightning struck a tower located next to a house with the power surge traveling through some cables to enter the house. The house, located north of Dodge Center, did not immediately catch on fire, but by the time the fire was reported and fire fighters arrived, the attic was fully engulfed in flames. The house is considered a total loss. |
| June 2012 | Lightning | Eden | $250,000 | Two buildings and around 200 turkeys were destroyed in an early morning fire started by lightning. Four fire departments responded to the blaze and needed four hours to extinguish the blaze. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Eden | - | The public reported quarter sized hail two and a half miles southwest of Eden, Minnesota. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasioja | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Valley View Park | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dodge Center | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Heritage Estates | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| West Concord | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Concord | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Claremont | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Mantorville | 7.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654685. 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.
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.