Benedict, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Lakeport Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56461. It stands on Kabekona River. The Survey maps it on the Benedict quadrangle. It stands 1,319 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Benedict quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Cass Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Benedict quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Benedict between 1992 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 9.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | BAYVIEW |
| 21 June 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Benedict: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Marl Beds No 2 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Cass County Marl Beds No 3 | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Benedict in 9 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benedict | $200,000 | Numerous trees were blown down around Kabekona Lake and across southern Lakeport Township. Peak winds were estimated from 85 to 95 mph. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Benedict | $150,000 | A weak tornado tracked to the northeast through a tree line and farmstead. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous oak and pine trees, blew in part of a wall on a barn, and tore the roof off of a pole shed. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Benedict | - | Social media reports of hail in and to the northwest of Walker towards Benedict. Time estimated from radar with account of hail before 5:30 PM. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benedict | - | A few trees were blown down between Kabekona and Benedict lakes. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benedict | - | Three spruce trees were snapped about 20 feet above the ground. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Benedict | - | Heavy rain and a lot of dime to quarter sized hail fell across east central Lakeport Township. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Benedict | - | The tornado tracked northeastward for about a mile against the west end of Lake Kabekona. Several large branches were broken down along its path. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Benedict | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Benedict | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laporte | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Akeley | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| Guthrie | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Kabekona Corner | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| Farris | 15.1 miles | 9 | |
| Nevis | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Nary | 16.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lake George | 16.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Benedict | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4887236 | 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 655332. 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.





