Nary, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Helga Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56601. The Survey maps it on the Guthrie quadrangle.
On record in Nary
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.
- Consolidated School District No. 22listed 2017 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Guthrie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Cass Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Nary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 165 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nary: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Lake Pit and Mill No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grace Lake Pit and Mill No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nary in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Hail | Nary | - | Ping pong ball sized hail reported 10 miles south of Bemidji by the public. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Nary | - | Quarter sized hail reported by Public 10 S Bemidji. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nary | - | Large trees blown down. Time estimated based on radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nary | - | Large branches were blown down. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Nary | - | The hail fell near the Beltrami County line. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nary | - | A tree was snapped by the strong wind. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Nary | - | Very heavy rainfall along with intermittent large hail were reported near highway 71. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nary | - | A wind sensor near Lake Plantagenet lost power when wind speeds hit 56 mph. Wind speeds likely increased substantially after this point and lasted for about ten minutes. Numerous large tree limbs were snapped. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nary | - | Small 6 inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Nary | - | Washed out roads were reported. |
| November 2003 | Hail | Nary | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Nary | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Nary | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nary | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Farris | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Kabekona Corner | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Laporte | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Yola | 13.7 miles | 9 | |
| Becida | 13.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lake George | 14.6 miles | 8 | |
| Benedict | 16.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 657567. 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.




