Arendahl, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Arendahl Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55962. The Survey maps it on the Arendahl quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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 Lewiston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Arendahl quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Arendahl between 1992 and 2008, burning about 93 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Arendahl: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.J.'s Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peterson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thorne Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arendahl in 3 storm reports in 2021: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Arendahl | $40,000 | This was the fourth tornado of the night in Fillmore County. This EF1 tornado formed just south of the tiny town of Arendahl and was only on the ground for one minute as it moved rapidly northeast. The damage was limited to a large grove of trees northeast of Arendahl. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arendahl | $8,000 | Large trees were snapped in a cemetery near Arendahl. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arendahl | $5,000 | Trees were blown down and snapped off east of Arendahl. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Rushford Village | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Whalan | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bucksnort | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lanesboro | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rushford | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| South Rushford | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bratsberg | 9.7 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122546230 | 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 639431. 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.







