Pontoria, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Ponto Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56435. The Survey maps it on the Lake Ada quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Lake Ada quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Pine River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Pontoria between 1992 and 2020, burning about 297 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pontoria in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Lightning | Pontoria | 3 hurt | Three fishermen were injured when struck by lightning while on Baby Lake in rural Hackensack. The father and two sons had been fishing from a boat. The father, a 48 year-old, took a direct hit of lightning and was in serious condition with significant burns on his body. His two sons were treated at a local hospital and released. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontoria | - | A tree and several large branches were down at the spotter's location. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontoria | - | Several trees 10 to 12 inches in diameter were snapped or blown down during the storm. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontoria | - | Multiple trees were reported downed by the storm. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontoria | - | Multiple trees were downed by the storm. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Pontoria | - | Hail lasting between 5 and 10 minutes stripped the leaves off of trees along Nature Center Drive. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontoria | - | A pole shed roof was lifted by the thunderstorm winds and carried approximately 50 yards. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Pontoria | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pontoria | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickamaw Beach | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wabedo | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Backus | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mildred | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pine River | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Longville | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hackensack | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Whipholt | 12.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 657896. 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.





