Gentilly, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Gentilly Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56716. It stands on Kripple Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gentilly quadrangle.
On record in Gentilly
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Church of St. Peter-Catholiclisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Red Lake Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Red Lake Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Gentilly quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Crookston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Gentilly between 2006 and 2013, burning about 1,598 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | OLD LIGHTNING |
| 6 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Glacial Ridge | SECTION 2 |
| 6 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 acres | Glacial Ridge | GLACIAL RIDGE 6 |
| 13 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 240 acres | Glacial Ridge | KERTSONVILLE FIRE |
| 8 April 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 570 acres | Glacial Ridge | HAM |
| 10 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Glacial Ridge | GLACIAL RIDGE 1 |
| 12 November 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 600 acres | Rydell National Wildlife Refuge | FALL FIRE 1 |
| 2 October 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Gentilly: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Gravel Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kost Pit No 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lloyd Bruce Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gentilly in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | $50,000 | Branches were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Gentilly | $10,000 | This tornado originated in Red Lake county 1 mile east of Huot at 1746 CST. The tornado broke numerous large branches in various shelterbelts along its route. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 65 mph. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Gentilly | $2,000 | The hail fell in drifts across a farmyard and left divots in a cedar deck. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | $500 | Trees were damaged by the wind. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | $500 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Gentilly | - | Public report of quarter-sized hail, with some possibly the size of a golf ball. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | - | Pieces of tin roofing were peeled off a hay shed and blown downwind. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | - | Metal roofing was torn off a hay shed. Large branches were also blown down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | - | Tree branches were blown down and a storm window was blown off a house. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Gentilly | - | This weak tornado tracked for about a mile to around two miles southwest of Gentilly. Several large tree limbs were torn down, three trees were partially uprooted at a farmstead, and a few large tree limbs were torn down in a shelterbelt. Damage indicated peak winds of about 80 mph. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentilly | - | This tornado tracked northeastward for nearly 3 miles. The tornado tore a 5,000 bushel steel grain bin from its concrete pad and tossed it a half mile into a field. Several trees were snapped off or uprooted in a shelterbelt and shingles were torn from a house roof. Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentilly | - | 6-8 inch diameter trees were snapped. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Gentilly | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Gentilly | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burwell | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Harold | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Benoit | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Forest Knolls Estates | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Riverview Terrace | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Anglim | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Noyes Junction | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Crookston | 8.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 644072. 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.






