Sartell, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sartell City. It lies in ZIP code area 56377. It stands on Watab River. The Survey maps it on the Saint Cloud quadrangle. 19,351 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,030 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1950 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS St Cloud quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Sartell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 Sartell: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J L Shiely Co Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Killinger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sartell in 44 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 26 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 20 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 2007 | Hail | Sartell | 20 hurt, $7,000,000 | More then a thousand vehicles and many homes in Sartell were damaged by the storm. Hail measured by trained spotter. All injuries were minor. The hail fell when winds were not too strong, so crop damage in the area was limited. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sartell | $20,000 | Several reports of large hail occurred around Sartell, Minnesota. The largest hailstone was hen egg size. In addition, some cars had hail damage. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 58 mph downed a tree in a residential area. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Large branches were down in Sartell. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | There were multiple large trees uprooted around Sartell High School. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Sartell | - | Storm total from overnight thunderstorms 4.09 inches. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down near Sartell. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Sartell | - | A measured rainfall report of 5.50 inches occurred near Sartell. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Sartell | - | There were several reports of nickel size hail around Sartell. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sartell | - | There were several reports of nickel, and up to golf ball size hail around Sartell, Minnesota. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | A few large tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | A local spotter measured a 54 knot wind gust. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Sartell | - | Several local spotters reported hail up to the size of golf balls around St. Cloud, Minnesota. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Multiple 1.5 to 2 foot trees down, along with many branches. The worst area for downed trees and branches occurred along Riverside Avenue North. A thirty by four foot section of the Abbott Northwestern Hospital was blown off. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Ten to twelve inch diameter trees felled. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Sixty foot tree was toppled. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Sartell | - | A trained spotter saw a tornado briefly touch down in an open field. It kicked up dirt before lifting a short time later. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Trees and power lines were downed. A camper trailer was blown onto its side. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Several 8 to 10 inch diameter branches down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Numerous trees down, including some that were 15 inches in diameter. Several trees were toppled across County Road 2 and at the intersection of County roads 2 and 4. Some trees fell onto sheds. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | Several trees felled. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Sartell | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Sartell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Village | 0.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hi-Vue Park | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Five Points | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Riverview Park | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Waite Park | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Cloud | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Stephen | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Joseph | 7.1 miles | 12 |
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 Sartell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1911131 | 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 651225. 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.






