Dahlgren, Minnesota
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dahlgren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55318. The Survey maps it on the Victoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1905 USGS Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lake Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Dahlgren between 2004 and 2015, burning about 88 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | HARTUNG |
| 21 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | RAPIDS |
| 12 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | RAPIDS LAKE 1 |
| 11 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | CHASKA |
| 7 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | JABS |
| 12 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | CARVER CREEK FIRE |
| 22 June 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LOUISVILLE SWAMP 2 |
| 7 May 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | GRUDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dahlgren: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mueller Sand and Gravel Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mueller Sand and Gravel Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dahlgren in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | - | A measured wind gust of 51 knots was reported south of Victoria. In addition, numerous large tree branches were blown down. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654662. 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.








