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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.

Isabella within Lake County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 1992

Regional 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 ceremony7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSuperior National ForestHIGHWAY 1
21 September 1996Naturalunder an acreSuperior National ForestDUMBBELL LAKE
10 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSuperior National ForestDIVIDE LAKE
1 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSuperior National ForestREDSKIN LAKE
21 July 2002Naturalunder an acreSuperior National ForestLITTLE ISABELLA
10 July 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSuperior National ForestDIVIDE LAKE
16 June 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreSuperior National ForestCARPET
5 May 2020Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresSuperior National ForestBEAVER DAM

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Storms near this place

18 since 2003

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2003Thunderstorm WindIsabella1 killed, 1 hurtno account filed
July 2003HailIsabella1 hurt, $100,000no account filed
June 2024FloodIsabella$30,000Flood 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 2025Thunderstorm WindIsabella-A large tree was down over the roadway.
June 2024Tornado (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 2021Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Trees were reported down on power lines along Mitawan Lake Road northwest of Isabella.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Several trees blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Large trees were blown down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Large trees were blown down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Several large trees were snapped.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindIsabella-About 40 acres of large trees were blown down by a microburst.
May 2006HailIsabella-The hail fell at the northwest corner of Snowbank Lake.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Trees were blown down east of intersection of Highways 1 and 2, near McDougal Lake.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Numerous trees were blown down along the Fernberg Trail.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindIsabella-Numerous trees were blown down at Stoney Point.
July 2008HailIsabella-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindIsabella-no account filed
July 2006HailIsabella-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lake County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kelly Landing4.2 miles12
Baptism Crossing6.1 miles12
Manitou Junction6.1 miles12
Murphy City7.6 miles12
Jay See Landing8.2 miles12
Sawbill Landing8.2 miles12
Wheeler Landing8.2 miles12
Martin Landing9.2 miles12

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 IsabellaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6077893The 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.