Blomford, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Isanti Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55040. The Survey maps it on the Cambridge quadrangle. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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 Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mora quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mora quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
109 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Blomford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blomford in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blomford | - | Trees measuring 8 inches in diameter snapped halfway up from the base near Cty Rd 5 and Durant St. East of Isanti. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blomford | - | A storm survey was conducted in eastern Isanti County and revealed storm damage to areas east of Blomford, Minnesota. Several trees were uprooted east of Blomford, Minnesota. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Blomford | - | The tornado was on the ground from Blomford to Stacy. The tornado struck Stacy at 2005 CST. Trees down and significant crop damage on the southeast side of Stacy. This was an estimated width. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Blomford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weber | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Stanley | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bodum | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Minnesota Boys Town | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Lake | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Edgewood | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Isanti | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Isanti Estates | 5.8 miles | 12 |
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 Blomford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4927414 | 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 640266. 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.








