BlockBergen, Minnesota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Christiania Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56101. The Survey maps it on the Bergen 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.
- 1954 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bergen quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Bergen in 2000, burning about 127 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 May 2000 | Debris and open burning | 127 acres | Windom Wetland Management District | FISH LAKE (RX/WF) |
Storms near this place
24 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bergen in 24 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 10 hail, 6 flood, 5 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bergen | $75,000 | Ten wooded power poles were snapped off by thunderstorm winds along a half-mile stretch along 850th Street west of Highway 71. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| August 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Bergen | $30,000 | A tornado caused damaged to farm buildings. |
| August 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Bergen | $20,000 | A tornado caused damage to farm buildings and crops. The amount of crop damage was not determined. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bergen | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large cottonwood tree and tipped and damaged a grain auger. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Bergen | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bergen | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. The winds were accompanied by quarter size hail. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Bergen | - | Heavy rain caused minor flooding of the Des Moines River, with some farmland and other lowlands affected. The river crested at a foot above flood stage at Jackson on June 23rd. |
| April 2010 | Flood | Bergen | - | Continued flooding of the Des Moines River abated and ended during the first few days in April, with the minor flooding affecting a few fields. The river began the month at 0.4 feet above flood stage at Jackson, and fell below flood stage there on April 2nd. The minor flooding continued to about April 5th near the northern edge of the county. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Bergen | - | Rapid melting of a heavy winter snowpack caused flooding of the Des Moines River, which persisted to the end of March. The flooding affecting mainly farmland. The river crested at 2.5 feet above flood stage at Jackson on March 25th. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Bergen | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of the Des Moines River which reached the lower end of the major flooding category. Farmland, parkland, and several roads were flooded. The river crested at 4.83 feet above flood stage at Jackson on September 25th. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Bergen | - | Heavy rain caused minor flooding along the Des Moines River, with only a few lowlands affected. The river crested at less than a foot above flood stage at Jackson on June 30th. |
| October 2010 | Flood | Bergen | - | Minor to moderate flooding of the Des Moines River steadily abated and ended during the first two weeks of the month. Some roads and riverside lowlands including agricultural land were still flooded early in the month. |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Bergen | - | A brief funnel cloud was observed halfway to the ground before dissipating. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bergen | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bergen | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Hail | Bergen | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Bergen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Jackson | 11.7 miles | 6 | |
| Lakefield | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Alpha | 12.3 miles | 6 | |
| Heron Lake | 17.3 miles | 7 | |
| Okabena | 17.4 miles | 8 | |
| Petersburg | 18.4 miles | 6 | |
| Rost | 18.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 639958. 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.