BlockKnapp, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cokato Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55321. The Survey maps it on the French Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Cokato quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS French Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,888 words on this townshipThe county-history sources names this settlement in its chapter on Cokato Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Cokato Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Knapp: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karinen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nussbaum Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knapp in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Knapp | - | A photograph was provided, showing a thin funnel cloud. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Knapp | - | A rain gauge on the north Fork Crow River, north of Cokato, measured 2.68 inches of rainfall. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knapp | - | A large tree was blown down in the southern part of French Lake Township. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Knapp | - | Damage survey team reported downed trees, a roof ripped off a home, and some sheds destroyed with the tornado. The tornado originated in Meeker County at 1825 CST. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knapp | - | Barn destroyed. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Knapp | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Lake | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cokato | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| West Albion | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Albright | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Smith Lake | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Stockholm | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Albion Center | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Annandale | 9.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 646196. 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.