Malcolm, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Minnie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56727. The Survey maps it on the Four Town quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1918 USGS Malcolm quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Four Town quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Grygla quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Malcolm between 1992 and 2018, burning about 29,927 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25,396 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | NORTH MINNIE |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malcolm in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Flood | Malcolm | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Malcolm | - | A swath of tree damage was found with satellite. A report was also relayed to the Beltrami county EM of trees twisted in every direction with significant road blockage near Gates Corner. A vehicle that got caught in it was abandoned because it would require heavy equipment to clear all the mangled trees. Max wind estimated at 100 mph. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Malcolm | - | A 100 yard gash was noted in the forest, with trees snapped at various heights. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malcolm | - | Numerous large tree branches were snapped along Dicks Parkway, near Gates Corner, between 11 and 12 miles north of Fourtown. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Malcolm | - | A persistent funnel cloud was observed by person located about 6 miles west-southwest of Norris Camp. The funnel appeared to descend very near the tree tops south-southeast of their location. This location is deep inside the Red Lake Wildlife Management Area, about 5 miles east-northeast of Gates Corner. Peak width is estimated. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malcolm | - | Trees and branches were blown down near the Northwood Church. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malcolm | - | Several three to five inch diameter branches were snapped. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Malcolm | - | Dime to nickel sized hail fell along with 60 mph winds. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Malcolm | - | Four to six inch diameter branches were blown down along with some nickel sized hail. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Malcolm | - | This storm crossed a largely uninhabited area of extreme northwest Beltrami County. However, a storm survey team found numerous small tree branches and leaves littering a rural road. The vegetation was riddled with holes produced by large hail. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Malcolm | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Malcolm | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Malcolm | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Town | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Carmel | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Jelle | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Thorhult | 8.0 miles | 6 | |
| Gates Corner | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Ponemah | 30.6 miles | 8 | |
| Little Rock | 33.7 miles | 9 | |
| Red Lake | 35.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654809. 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.





