BlockTwin Grove, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Riceland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56007. The Survey maps it on the Hayward quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hayward quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Albert Lea quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,103 words on this townshipHistory of Freeborn County, Minnesota, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Riceland Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Riceland Township - 1,103 words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hollandale | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sigsbee | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hollandale Junction | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Muckland | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Petran | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hollandale | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Maple Island | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Lerdal | 4.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654981. 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.