York, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in York Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55939. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Cherry Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of York between 1994 and 2016, burning about 91 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2003 | Smoking | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Natural | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of York: 20 past producers, 3 producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apenhorst Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gansen | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mauer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rifle Hill Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| A Ramaker | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Barr Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names York in 8 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | York | $250,000 | This tornado moved into Fillmore County, west of Granger, shortly after 2 p.m. and continued to track northeast until dissipating northeast of Harmony. The worst damage from this tornado occurred southwest and west of Harmony where two farm silos were damaged and roofs were taken off structures. Damages were estimated to be around $250 thousand. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | York | $200,000 | A tornado that developed just south of the Minnesota state line moved into Fillmore County south of York and then moved north-northeast before dissipating near Greenleafton. A small barn and machine shed was destroyed and another sustained roof damage from the tornado. Another two farms also sustained some minor damage to buildings and a few homes sustained minor wind and tree damage. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $15,000 | The public reported a tree blown onto a power line. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | Broadcast media relayed a report of two large trees snapped and damage to a metal outbuilding 6 miles south-southwest of Cherry Grove. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | A 70 mph wind gust occurred south of Greenleafton. |
| May 2005 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | York | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | York | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Greenleafton | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Bristol | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Etna | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Granger | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Forestville | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Ostrander | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Carimona | 10.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 655027. 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.




