BlockArtichoke, Minnesota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Artichoke Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56227. The Survey maps it on the Artichoke Lake NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Milbank quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milbank quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Artichoke Lake NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Milbank quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Artichoke in 2005, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Artichoke in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flood | Artichoke | $332,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms, in concert with an already wet spring, resulted in flooding that damaged township roads and culverts. Damage assessments between Otrey and Artichoke Lake townships reached 331655.85 dollars. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artichoke | - | Several uprooted and snapped trees on the property. A machine shed was leaning east and another barn leaning northeast. The house on the property was also leaning with a several inch gap between the house and the chimney. The house was deemed unlivable. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artichoke | - | Estimated 80 mph wind gusts dented a grain bin and uprooted trees. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artichoke | - | Eighty mph winds caved in the sides of two grain bins. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artichoke | - | Winds gusted to sixty mph. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Artichoke | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Artichoke | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correll | 11.6 miles | 6 | |
| Odessa | 13.2 miles | 7 | |
| Johnson | 14.0 miles | 8 | |
| Clinton | 15.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cashtown | 16.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ortonville | 16.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lagoona Beach | 17.5 miles | 7 | |
| Graceville | 18.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654575. 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.