Carmel, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Spruce Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56727. The Survey maps it on the Carmel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1918 USGS Malcolm quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Grygla quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Carmel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22,547 acres in total. None started naturally. 76 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carmel in 8 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 6 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Carmel | - | A swath of tree damage was found with satellite though no known other damage has been found or reported. Max wind estimated at 100 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carmel | - | A few trees were snapped or uprooted in a shelterbelt. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Carmel | - | The hail started out small and ended up big. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Carmel | - | Pea to dime sized hail covered the ground. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Carmel | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Carmel | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Carmel | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Carmel | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelle | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Four Town | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Malcolm | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Thorhult | 11.0 miles | 6 | |
| Gates Corner | 13.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ponemah | 33.4 miles | 8 | |
| Little Rock | 33.6 miles | 9 | |
| Red Lake | 36.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654629. 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.





