Naytahwaush, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Twin Lakes Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56566. It stands on Badboy Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Twin Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS North Twin Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Lake Itasca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,010 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,010 fires within 5 miles of Naytahwaush between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,490 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 609 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 | 609 |
| Debris and open burning | 214 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 112 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Fireworks | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Agency | 4CORNERS |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Agency | HARRY'S FIRE |
| 30 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Agency | HOOP |
| 3 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Agency | YELLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
32 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naytahwaush in 32 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 22 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | Quarter size hail reported. Report relayed on social media. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | Quarter-sized hail at the intersection of Highway 35 and 113 14 miles NE of White Earth. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Naytahwaush | - | This tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds and heavy rain as is tracked east northeastward across North Twin Lake and the community of Naytahwaush, ending around 1 ene of town by 923 pm CDT. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous pine, poplar, and oak trees. It tore roughly 40 percent of the roof decking off of one house and shingles and roofing materials off of other buildings along its path. Peak winds were estimated to 105 mph, with a maximum width of 400 yards. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | The hail fell at the Tulaby Lake boat ramp. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Numerous large tree branches were blown down along county road 4 near South Twin Lake. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | The hail fell at the Elk Horn Resort on South Twin Lake. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Numerous large tree branches and power lines were blown down around Tulaby Lake and Elbow Lake, resulting in localized power outages. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | Quarter to golf ball sized hail fell. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Trees were blown over county road 144. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Several large trees and large tree branches were broken down in Naytahwaush and across northern portions of the White Earth State Forest. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | The hail fell on the west side of Tulaby Lake. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | Hail fell in sheets and covered the ground. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Several large trees and tree branches were snapped on South Twin Lake. A fence was also damaged by falling tree branches. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Eight inch diameter tree limbs were snapped. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | Large branches were blown down on power lines. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Naytahwaush | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 648434. 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.




