Trosky, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Trosky City. It lies in ZIP code area 56144. The Survey maps it on the Pipestone South quadrangle. 98 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,706 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTrosky grew from 86 to 98 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 86 | |
| 2020 | 98 | +12 (+14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Pipestone South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sioux Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,436 words on this townshipAn Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota, published 1911 names this settlement in its chapter on Trosky City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Trosky came into existence as a direct result of the building of the Burlington (now the Rock Island) railroad in 1884. The track was completed to the site of the future village in September and regular train service was established the next month. The road wa.s built through a territory that was rapidly filling with settlers, and the people of southern Pipestone county and northern Rock county heartily welcomed the new road, for with it came tlie possibilities of new towns ami nearer markets.
Passage source: An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota, published 1911.
The Trosky townsite was surveyed September 23, 1884, by LeRoy Grant, and the dedication was made October 3 by S. L. Dows. president, and Jaiue.s B. Close, secretary, of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Land & Town Lot comjiany.-" Fifteen blocks were included within the original plat. The land on which the site was located was originally the property of Close Bros. & Co. and at the time was farmed by J. A. Griffin.
Passage source: An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota, published 1911.
During the ne.xt few years there was little advancement in Trosky. The first two years of its growth had brought the village to a point sufficient to take care of the trade of the surrounding country, and beyond that point it did not go until the country from which it drew support had further developed. In 1890 the townsite was purchased by L. P. Kenyon, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, and that gentleman undertook the task of building up the town. There was notable progress in the matter of building improvements during 1891. That year brought the building of the extension of the Rock Island road to the pink quarries near Jasper, which event added somewhat to the importance of the little village.
Passage source: An Illustrated History of the Counties of Rock and Pipestone, Minnesota, published 1911.
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 Trosky City - it names this place 13 more 13 times.
Storms near this place
21 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trosky in 21 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 11 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Trosky | $25,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of numerous roads in much of central and southern Pipestone County, including Minnesota Highway 30 at several locations. The town of Edgerton was temporarily isolated by the flooding. Several motorists were stranded, and some water rescues were needed. there was widespread flooding of fields, parks and other lowlands, as well as basement flooding. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Trosky | $10,000 | After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (9.08 inches near Edgerton), the Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) reached the second highest stage on record of 6.14 feet above flood stage on September 12. Numerous county roads were under water near Edgerton, with significant flooding of agricultural land. The city park was under several feet of water. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Trosky | - | The Rock River near Hardwick, MN rose above flood stage on the evening of April 9th before cresting around 1.36 feet above flood stage (15.36 feet) on April 12th. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of April 13th. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trosky | - | Several branches were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trosky | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 80 mph was measured by the Minnesota Road Weather Information System site near Trosky. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trosky | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured by the Minnesota Road Weather Information System site at Trosky. |
| July 2020 | Flood | Trosky | - | With rainfall of 2.09 inches at Edgerton and 2.04 inches at Luverne, the Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) rose briefly into minor flood stage with a crest 0.27 feet above flood stage. Low-lying agricultural lands near the river were flooded. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Trosky | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 1.77 inches near Edgerton) resulted in significant flooding of agricultural lands. The Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) reached the fifth highest stage on record cresting 2.63 feet above flood stage on March 20. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Trosky | - | Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and early April produced considerable flooding of agricultural land. The Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) crested at 2.06 feet above flood stage on April 7. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Trosky | - | Runoff following the major winter storm in mid-April produced brief flooding of agricultural land. The Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) crested at 0.54 feet above flood stage on April 16. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Trosky | - | Heavy rainfall along with snow melt caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along upper portions of the Rock River. The river reached a crest of 2.2 feet above flood stage near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) on March 6. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Trosky | - | Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall briefly produced minor flooding with impact to lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 0.5 feet above flood stage on the Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) on April 24. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Trosky | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 4 to 8 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 24. Moderate flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated as the Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) crested 3.1 feet above flood stage on June 21. The river dropped below flood stage on June 23, but returned above flood stage June 26 and crested again at minor flood stage 0.4 feet above flood stage before falling below flood stage on June 27. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Trosky | - | Significant amounts of crop and pasture land near the Rock River were impacted by minor flooding as river levels climbed to 2.7 feet above flood stage near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) on July 4. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Trosky | - | Heavy rainfall on September 18-20 brought a widespread 3 to 5 inches of rainfall with 5.09 inches at Edgerton resulting in minor flooding of agricultural land. The Rock River near Hardwick (gage site HRDM5) crested 1.5 feet above flood stage at 0200LST on September 22. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trosky | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Trosky | - | Hail was accompanied by heavy rain. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Trosky | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous county roads, a few of which were washed out. The amount of damage was not known. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trosky | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Trosky | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Trosky | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Ihlen | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Edgerton | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Jasper Sunrise Village | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Jasper | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Pipestone | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Diamond Corner | 10.9 miles | 7 | |
| Woodstock | 11.7 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Trosky | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2227160 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 653333. 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.



