Isabella, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Stony River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55607. The Survey maps it on the Isabella quadrangle. It stands 1,923 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Isabella quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Isabella quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Isabella between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Superior National Forest | HIGHWAY 1 |
| 21 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | DUMBBELL LAKE |
| 10 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | DIVIDE LAKE |
| 1 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | REDSKIN LAKE |
| 21 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | LITTLE ISABELLA |
| 10 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | DIVIDE LAKE |
| 16 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Superior National Forest | CARPET |
| 5 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Superior National Forest | BEAVER DAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Isabella in 18 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | 1 killed, 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Isabella | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Flood | Isabella | $30,000 | Flood waters from Weiss Creek were flowing over Minnesota Highway 1 with half the roadway washed away at the time of the survey visit around 9:30AM CST. The roadway was closed at the time of the visit. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | A large tree was down over the roadway. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Isabella | - | Tornado damage initially appeared on the northeast shore of Tanner Lake (east of Dumbbell Lake), crossing Wanless Road (Forest Road 172) on a southeastward track. Satellite imagery depicts sporadic tree damage along the path, with a particularly impressive swath of trees that were uprooted or snapped east of East General Grade Road (Forest Road 362) measuring approximately 150 yards in width and a quarter mile in length. Damage continues to be evident for another mile or so before no additional discernible damage is evident. No fatalities or injuries were reported. Tornado rating was determined based on satellite imagery, and NWS Duluth is coordinating to learn more about any air or ground surveyed damage from our partners at the Superior National Forest which may result in a future revision in the tornado rating. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Trees were reported down on power lines along Mitawan Lake Road northwest of Isabella. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Several trees blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Several large trees were snapped. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | About 40 acres of large trees were blown down by a microburst. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Isabella | - | The hail fell at the northwest corner of Snowbank Lake. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Trees were blown down east of intersection of Highways 1 and 2, near McDougal Lake. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Numerous trees were blown down along the Fernberg Trail. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | Numerous trees were blown down at Stoney Point. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isabella | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Isabella | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Landing | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Baptism Crossing | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Manitou Junction | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Murphy City | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Jay See Landing | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sawbill Landing | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wheeler Landing | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Martin Landing | 9.2 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 Isabella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6077893 | 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 656721. 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.






