BlockAngus, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Angus Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56762. The Survey maps it on the Angus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1918 USGS Angus quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Angus quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Angus between 2012 and 2019, burning about 118 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 110 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Angus in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 1998 | Lightning | Angus | $200,000 | Lightning struck a church in Angus, igniting a fire that totally destroyed the church. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angus | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angus | $1,000 | 15 large spruce trees were flattened by the wind. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angus | $500 | Branches were blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angus | $500 | Branches were blown down. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Angus | - | A few hail stones up to one inch in size. Mostly soft hail. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angus | - | Several 4 to 8 inch diameter tree branches were blown down at several farmsteads in western Angus Township. A few 10 inch diameter poplar trees were snapped. Blowing dust and old crop debris reduced the visibility for brief periods of time. |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Angus | - | A persistent wall cloud and funnel were observed. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Angus | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Angus | - | This tornado tracked northward for roughly 2 miles. Several large tree limbs were knocked down in shelterbelts along the tornado path. One farmstead received minor shingle damage. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angus | - | Small trees were blown down. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Angus | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Angus | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Angus | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Angus | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Angus | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Angus | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Angus | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 639373. 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.
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.