Rosewood, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1992. It stands in New Solum Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56701. The Survey maps it on the Rosewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1918 USGS Viking quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rosewood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Rosewood between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,114 acres in total. None 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 40 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 500 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 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 Rosewood: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Halverson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosewood in 11 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 6 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosewood | - | Trees uprooted east of Rosewood. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosewood | - | Two power poles were cracked and leaning along highway 59, south of county road 3. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Rosewood | - | Wind driven hail broke a yard light. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosewood | - | Trees were blown down near the Pennington County line. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Rosewood | - | A fair amount of penny sized hail fell and drifted, causing some minor garden damage. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Rosewood | - | A brief touchdown in a open field was noted. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| August 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Rosewood | - | Multiple funnel clouds were reported. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Rosewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Rosewood | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Rosewood | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Rosewood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viking | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Holt | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Newfolden | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ellerth | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Foldahl | 17.0 miles | 9 | |
| Radium | 17.4 miles | 10 | |
| Middle River | 18.2 miles | 9 | |
| Strandquist | 22.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 650302. 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.







