Cloverdale, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Arlone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55037. The Survey maps it on the Cloverdale quadrangle. It stands 978 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Cloverdale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Sandstone quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Cloverdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Cloverdale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 20 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 1995 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cloverdale in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | $20,000 | The second story of a house was rotated. There was also damage to an outbuilding roof and many large trees were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | $15,000 | A 28 foot camper was lifted off its foundation and destroyed. Many trees were also snapped due to the strong winds. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | - | A portion of Minnesota Highway 38 was blocked by a downed tree. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Cloverdale | - | The hail fell for 4 minutes. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | - | Numerous trees were blown down east of Hinckley. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Cloverdale | - | State Highway 48 at mile marker 10 was flooded due to heavy rain. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | - | Many two-foot diameter trees were blown down. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Cloverdale | - | A tornado touched down briefly. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | - | Thousands of trees were mangled or uprooted on 420 acres of St. Croix State Park. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cloverdale | - | Trees were blown down in St. Croix State Park. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Cloverdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cloverdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Cloverdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Cloverdale | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Cloverdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 10.6 miles | 7 | |
| Evergreen Park | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hinckley | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Friesland | 11.3 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Johns Landing Camp | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mission Creek | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Banning | 11.8 miles | 7 | |
| Askov | 12.2 miles | 7 |
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 Cloverdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5135930 | 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 641355. 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.




