BlockNew Sweden, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in New Sweden Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56074. The Survey maps it on the New Sweden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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
- 1965 USGS New Sweden quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Sweden in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 | Hail | New Sweden | - | A CoCoRaHS measured golfball size hail. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | New Sweden | - | The strongest tornado of the day developed in northern Nicollet County and lifted into|Sibley County. This was a multi-vortex tornado. Video shows one vortex struck a farmstead directly causing significant damage to trees and out buildings. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | New Sweden | - | A spotter reported two tornadoes near New Sweden. This tornado was confirmed by viewing high-res satellite imagery. Corn fields were damaged. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | New Sweden | - | Water covered Highway 22 on north side of St. Peter. Near St. Peter, some township roads were washed out. Street flooding was noted in North Mankato, where some cars were stranded. A spotter eight miles north of Nicollet recorded 5.07 inches, and the cooperative observer in St. Peter registered 3.77 inches for the 24 hour period ending at 0600 CST August 19. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Sweden | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2023 | Hail | New Sweden | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | New Sweden | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | New Sweden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norseland | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Poor Farm Landing | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bernadotte | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Oshawa | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Nicollet Landing | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Nicollet | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| North Star | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Traverse | 10.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654845. 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.