BlockGotha, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55322. The Survey maps it on the Belle Plaine North quadrangle.
On record in Gotha
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
West Unionlisted 1980 · 1.0 miles away
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
- 1957 USGS Belle Plaine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Belle Plaine North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gotha in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gotha | - | A large tree was blown down near County Road 50 and 53. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Gotha | - | Nickel sized hail fell at the intersection of County Road 153 and County Road 50. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gotha | - | Garage and barn blown down. Garage roof blown 80 yards. Several large trees down. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Gotha | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gotha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Benton | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bongards | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| East Union | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dahlgren | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hydes Lake | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Faxon Court | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Young America (historical) | 8.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654729. 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.