Rollag, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Parke Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56549. The Survey maps it on the Rollag quadrangle. It stands 1,368 feet above sea level.
On record in Rollag
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Grong Lutheran Churchlisted 2026 · 0.2 miles away
- District No. 3 Schoollisted 2023 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1914 USGS Pelican Rapids quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Pelican Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Rollag quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Rollag between 1994 and 2015, burning about 374 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | ROLLOG SOUTH |
| 13 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 315 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 November 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rollag: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay County Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoyum S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Most Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thompson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rollag in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Rollag | $100,000 | Several buildings were damaged at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion grounds near Rollag. Some antique farm machinery inside the buildings was also damaged. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Rollag | - | A weak tornado formed in the bookend vortex portion of a squall line. The tornado knocked down sunflowers and left a distinctive swirl pattern. Peak winds were estimated at 65 mph. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Rollag | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rollag | - | Four inch diameter tree branches were blown down near Clay County Road 10 between Donner and Rollag. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rollag | - | The hail was mostly half-inch size, but there were some as large as pennies. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rollag | - | A couple of trees fell onto a camper trailer in the city park. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rollag | - | Numerous 8 to 10 inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rollag | - | Many large tree branches were broken off. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Rollag | - | Intermittent tornado touchdowns occurred to the Becker county line about 4 miles northeast of Rollag. The tornado continued into Becker county. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Rollag | - | Prolonged heavy rains and excessive runoff caused a basement to flood. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Rollag | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Rollag | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tansem | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hawley | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Winnipeg Junction | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Barnesville | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Dale | 11.4 miles | 7 | |
| Manitoba Junction | 11.5 miles | 7 | |
| Muskoda | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Downer | 13.2 miles | 9 |
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 Rollag | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7360957 | The 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 650230. 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.






