Almelund, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Amador Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55012. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lindstrom quadrangle. It stands 997 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Forest Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Lindstrom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Almelund between 1992 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | WILD MT |
| 21 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Almelund: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legoo Lake Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Nevers Dam Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nevers Dam Road Sand & Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St Croix River Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Wolf Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Almelund in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2024 | Hail | Almelund | - | The hail damaged garage doors and the roof of a camper. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almelund | - | A few trees were downed near Almelund. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Almelund | - | Delayed report of quarter to golfball size hail in Almelund Minnesota. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almelund | - | The Wild River State Park had damage throughout their park area. Numerous trees were blown down and blocked roads in and out of the park. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almelund | - | A few trees were blown down in Amador Township, near Almelund. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almelund | - | About 20 trees were downed, and half of a roof was torn off a horse stable. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Almelund | - | A shed and a few trees blown down. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Almelund | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Almelund | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Almelund | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmdale | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Kost | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sunrise | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Center City | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Shafer | 7.5 miles | 23 | |
| Lindstrom | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Elm Estates | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Branch | 9.4 miles | 13 |
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 Almelund | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4733765 | 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 639300. 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.







