BlockHigh Forest, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in High Forest Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55976. The Survey maps it on the High Forest quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS High Forest quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS High Forest quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of High Forest: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Burger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Le Roy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quarve Morse and Ganrude Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names High Forest in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | High Forest | $30,000 | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | High Forest | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | High Forest | $5,000 | Baseball-size hail pounded the town of High Forest. |
| August 2023 | Hail | High Forest | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail near Rochester. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | High Forest | - | A funnel cloud was sighted west of Stewartville. |
| July 1997 | Hail | High Forest | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewartville | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Judge | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Rock Dell | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Simpson | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Shanty Town | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Salem Corners | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Golden Hill | 10.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 644938. 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.