Wilson, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wilson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55987. The Survey maps it on the Wilson 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.
- 1958 USGS Houston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 1994 and 2020, burning about 64 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 June 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Wilson: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Constr Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarve and Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilson in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Wilson | $50,000 | Public reported tennis ball sized hail near Winona. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $25,000 | A semi was blown over on Interstate 90 near Wilson. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $10,000 | Power poles were snapped southwest of Wilson. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $5,000 | A power outage was caused by downed tree branches north of Wilson. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Wilson | - | The public reported penny sized hail about 2 miles west-southwest of Wilson. The report was relayed via mPing. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wilson | - | Law enforcement reported quarter sized hail between Rushford and Winona. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Wilson | - | Quarter sized hail fell near Wilson. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Wilson | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Wilson | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Wilson | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wilson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Witoka | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sugarloaf | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Morningside Terrace | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Wyattville | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Stockton | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hart | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Winona | 6.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 655015. 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.







