Klossner, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Lafayette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56073. The Survey maps it on the New Ulm quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Klossner between 2002 and 2015, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 December 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 December 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 November 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Klossner: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Klossner in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klossner | - | County Dispatch reported trees down near the intersection of Co Rd 21 and 611th ave. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Klossner | - | The public reported mostly one-quarter inch hail that fell just south of New Ulm, but a few nickel size fell prior to the hail ending east of town. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klossner | - | A large tree branch was blown down near the intersection of County Road 21, and 581st Avenue southwest of Klossner, Minnesota. In addition, a large tree was blown down in the city of Lafayette, Minnesota. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klossner | - | The top of a machine shed was destroyed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Klossner | - | Hail covered ground for several hours. |
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Klossner | - | Touched down in field. Corn flattened. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klossner | - | Tree down on road. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Klossner | - | Crop damage. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Klossner | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Klossner | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Klossner | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Klossner | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klossner | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Klossner | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Klossner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Saint George | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Courtland | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bernadotte | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Poor Farm Landing | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Nicollet Landing | 12.5 miles | 9 | |
| New Sweden | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Nicollet | 14.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 646195. 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.







