Woodrow, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Oak Lawn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56401. The Survey maps it on the Riverton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1915 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Riverton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Woodrow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 355 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2008 | Natural | 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
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Woodrow: 17 past producers, 11 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East of Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dunn Reserve H-3 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| N W I Reserve X-47 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| N W I Reserve X-48 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| N W I Reserve X-53 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Omaha Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Polk Reserve X-58 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Sagamore Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Sagamore Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodrow in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodrow | $5,000 | An aspen or birch tree was blown over onto a pole barn causing some structural damage. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodrow | - | A few trees were blown down on Nelson and Tower Roads. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodrow | - | A 3 ton statue of Babe the Blue Ox at Paul Bunyan Land was blown over by the winds. The statue was free-standing. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Woodrow | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loerch | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Riverton | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Homecroft (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Meadow View Manor | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Klondyke | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Brainerd | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Merrifield | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Legionville | 7.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654377. 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.







