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Dodge County, Minnesota

26 topographic sheets cover 17 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

11 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Minnesota within the United States
Dodge County within Minnesota

What the record shows

  • 168 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 2 structures and 2 districts.
  • 3 of the 11 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 17 populated places in this county; 17 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

11

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Ole Carlson Housebuilding198282002944
Eureka Hotelbuilding198282002941
Kasson Municipal Buildingbuilding198282002942
Kasson Public Schoolbuilding200707001242
Kasson Water Towerstructure197676001051
Jacob Leuthold Jr. Housebuilding198282002943
Mantorville Historic Districtdistrict197474001017
Mantorville and Red Wing Stage Road-Mantorville Sectionstructure199191001062
Perry Nelson Housebuilding198282002939
Wasioja Historic Districtdistrict197575000977
West Concord High Schoolbuilding2021100006007

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 360 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 360 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $15,689,850 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail145
Thunderstorm Wind125
Tornado22
Heavy Rain18
Funnel Cloud17
Flash Flood17
Flood11
Lightning5

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2006LightningClaremont1 hurt, $400,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindDodge Center$8,500,000no account filed
September 2010FloodRice Lake$2,000,000Rivers, creeks, and streams as well as low-lying areas throughout the county were flooded due to very heavy rainfall. At least 20 roads were closed across the county, while a few bridges were damaged and needed reconstruction. Specific road closures included State Highway 56, State Highway 24 as the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River flooded, and County Road 7. One home was destroyed, 4 others had major damage, and 57 others reported minor damage.
August 2007FloodDodge Center$600,000Law enforcement officials reported some roads washed out or still under water.
September 2010Flash FloodRice Lake$500,000Many roads and culverts across the county were washed out.
June 2014Flash FloodRice Lake$413,000Runoff from heavy rain caused numerous streams across Dodge County to go out of their banks. The subsequent flooding damaged several roads with county engineers identifying 75 locations across the county that would need to be repaired.
May 2012LightningEden$250,000Lightning struck a tower located next to a house with the power surge traveling through some cables to enter the house. The house, located north of Dodge Center, did not immediately catch on fire, but by the time the fire was reported and fire fighters arrived, the attic was fully engulfed in flames. The house is considered a total loss.
June 2012LightningEden$250,000Two buildings and around 200 turkeys were destroyed in an early morning fire started by lightning. Four fire departments responded to the blaze and needed four hours to extinguish the blaze.
May 1968Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2009HailDodge Center$222,000no account filed
March 2017Thunderstorm WindMantorville$150,000North of Mantorville, thunderstorm winds pushed a barn about 40 feet off its foundation, several metal outbuildings were destroyed, the top third of a concrete silo was blown off and two metal corn bins were destroyed.
June 2019Flash FloodRice Lake$145,000Thunderstorms with very heavy rain dumped between 3 and 7 inches across much of Dodge County. Flash flooding resulted from this rain with water covering numerous roads, including U.S. Highway 14. Near Wasioja, 605th Street was washed out. A truck tried to drive through flood waters on State Highway 56 and was swept into a nearby field. The occupants of the truck were not injured.
June 1998Flash FloodHayfield$120,000no account filed
August 2010Tornado (EF1)Hayfield$110,000The tornado damage path began just south of State Highway 30 west of Hayfield. The tornado did move off to the northeast nearing State Highway 56 before taking a north northwest track until it lifted just south of County Road 6. Damage was noted to soybean and corn fields, numerous trees and limbs were snapped and uprooted, roofing damage occurred to a metal barn/shed, while an old barn was lifted off of its foundation for a complete loss. Also, a local residence had some small beams knocked out from underneath a porch on the front of the house.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWest Concord$110,000no account filed
August 2007Flash FloodDodge Center$100,000Flooding was limited mostly to ditches. Homes reported with water in basements. Railroad beds were washed out. Reports began coming into the dispatch center around 6 p.m.
July 2009HailClaremont$100,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindClaremont$100,000no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindClaremont$70,000A turkey farm north of Claremont sustained roof damage to two buildings, but no turkeys were hurt. Power lines were also blown down.
July 2000Flash FloodCountywide$65,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindKasson$60,000Roofing material was blown off the movie theater in Kasson, allowing water to enter the building which damaged the ceiling and walls.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindKasson$50,000Part of the roof was blown off a large livestock building south of Kasson.
June 2019HailDodge Center$50,000Two inch diameter hail was reported in Dodge Center.
June 2019HailDodge Center$50,000Two inch diameter hail was reported in Dodge Center.
June 2019HailKasson$50,000Baseball sized hail fell in Kasson. The hail broke several vehicle windows and damaged the siding on houses.
June 2019HailDodge Center$50,000Tennis ball sized hail was reported in Dodge Center.
June 2019HailKasson$50,000Golf ball sized hail was reported in Kasson.
September 2007Flash FloodWest Concord$50,000Heavy rainfall caused flooding over County Roads 24, 5, and 1. Cars stalled in flood waters and local fire department personnel had to evacuate people from nearby homes and farm, in addition to the rescue of stranded motorists.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDodge Center$45,000Local officials reported power poles down near Dodge Center.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindKasson$35,000Dodge County emergency management reported numerous large tree branches snapped and large trees uprooted in Kasson. Some minor structure damage to homes along with downed power lines was also reported from resulting tree damage.
June 2005LightningHayfield$35,000no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindClaremont$30,000Trees were uprooted and a roof blown off a building northeast of Claremont.
June 2010Tornado (EF1)Hayfield$30,000This was the second tornado of the night to hit Dodge County. It formed over Steele County where it was rated an EF2, and then moved into Dodge County affecting rural areas of the county northeast of Blooming Prairie. Most of the damage occurred near County Roads 3 and 4 where roofs were partially torn off buildings and trees were blown down.
August 2007Flash FloodKasson$30,000Flooding reported in Kasson.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClaremont$25,000Broadcast media reported 600 people without electricity in Claremont and the Town of Dodge Center.
July 2019Flash FloodRice Lake$25,000Water covered roads in and around Dodge Center after slow moving thunderstorms dropped between 2 and 6 inches of rain. Several roads had to be closed until the water receded.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMantorville$25,000A steel framed outbuilding was destroyed northeast of Mantorville. The debris was blown into and damaged a grain bin.
July 2000Flash FloodSouth Portion$25,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindKasson$25,000no account filed
October 1973Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1968Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1961Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHayfield$22,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindClaremont$20,000Strong winds damaged a couple of structures in the Claremont area, including a roof blown off a shed. Several large trees were also blown down.
June 2008FloodHayfield$20,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindKasson$20,000no account filed
March 1998HailMantorville$20,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindOslo$18,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindDodge Center$18,000no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMantorville$15,000The public reported a powerline blown down in Mantorville.
July 2009HailClaremont$15,000no account filed
July 2009HailWest Concord$15,000no account filed
June 2000FloodCountywide$12,000no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClaremont$10,000Public reported considerable damage sustained to a grain bin near Claremont, relayed via Broadcast Media.
December 2021Tornado (EF1)West Concord$10,000An EF1 tornado formed in far northern Dodge County north of West Concord and then moved northeast into Goodhue County. Two farms along the path of the tornado sustained minor damage.
September 2019LightningHayfield$10,000A lightning strike caused a structure fire in Blooming Prairie.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindClaremont$10,000A building sustained damage northeast of Claremont.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWest Concord$10,000Several trees and power lines were blown down producing power outages north of a line from between West Concord and Dodge Center east to the Dodge/Olmsted county line.
October 2007FloodWest Concord$10,000Heavy rain produced flooding along the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River causing it to exceed 100 yards wide at some points. A bridge along County Road 7 caused the river to dam which also led to more flooding. Water was 2 to 3 feet deep running through fields and many roads were impassable.
August 2006Flash FloodCountywide$10,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

5 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 5 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction2
Stone, Crushed/Broken2
Clay1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dodge County Clay DepositClayOccurrence
Fairbanks QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Paulson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stussy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Walt Love Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

17

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Dodge County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.