Salol, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Enstrom Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56756. The Survey maps it on the Salol quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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 Goos quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Goos quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Salol quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Salol between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,267 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Salol: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salol in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2015: 7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salol | - | Trees were knocked over by the strong wind. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Salol | - | A wall cloud was also reported. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Salol | - | A brief touchdown was reported near the Timberline Trailer Court on Minnesota Highway 11. A few large tree branches were broken off. The damage indicated peak winds around 70 mph. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Salol | - | Tornado number one of a series tracked due east for about 5 miles, starting about 2 miles north and 8 miles west of Warroad to about 3 miles west-northwest of Warroad. Eyewitnesses reported that there were up to 3 funnels pendant from the same base but generally just one in contact with the ground. Damage was confined to forest, pastureland, and hay fields. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Salol | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Salol | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Salol | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Salol | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Salol | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Salol | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enstrom Estates | 0.0 miles | 8 | |
| Roseau | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Malung | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pencer | 12.1 miles | 7 | |
| Longworth | 13.5 miles | 10 | |
| Warroad | 13.9 miles | 10 | |
| North Star Court | 13.9 miles | 10 | |
| Wannaska | 16.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 651120. 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.






