Hawick, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Roseville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56273. The Survey maps it on the Hawick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hawick quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hawick between 2000 and 2020, burning about 436 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | BURBANK |
| 11 October 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 264 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | REGAL MEADOW |
| 11 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | REGAL MEADOW DEUCE |
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 Hawick: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Allied Enterprises Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goodall Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hegstrom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawick in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawick | $30,000 | A large machine shed had part of its roof torn off, and a few nearby trees were also broken. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawick | - | Part of a roof was blown off a large machine shed. Several trees in the area were broken or uprooted. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Hawick | - | A funnel cloud was reported at the intersection of Highway 4 and 55, just northwest of Paynesville. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Hawick | - | A tornado touched down and grazed the southern edge of the community of Hawick. It ripped up and tossed a few trees and partially removed metal from the roofs of storage sheds or other outbuildings. It was filmed by multiple storm chasers. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawick | - | A large tree blew down along Highway 23, near Hawick, Minnesota. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Hawick | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Hawick | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Hawick | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hawick | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Hawick | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regal | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| New London | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Spicer | 9.9 miles | 10 | |
| Atwater | 14.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kandiyohi | 15.9 miles | 10 | |
| Norway Lake | 16.9 miles | 8 | |
| Willmar | 19.3 miles | 10 | |
| Parkwood Estates | 20.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 644735. 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.




