Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Built in 1870. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

From the record

“Fort Snelling National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory adjacent to the historic fort and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. It is the only National Cemetery in Minnesota.”
Wikipedia article Fort Snelling National Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 192 National Register listings published here for Hennepin County · listed in 2016 · category: District · built in 1870.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 7601 34th Ave., S., Minneapolis, 55450
When was it listed? March 2016
Category. district
Also known as. Inter-World War National Cemeteries, 1934-1939 MPS
Unorganized territory. Fort Snelling
When was it built? 1870
National Register reference number. 16000060 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

80 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Fort Snelling National Cemetery between 1995 and 2019, burning about 1,330 acres in total. None 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
Recreation and ceremony	45
Arson/incendiarism	15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	11
Railroad operations and maintenance	8
Debris and open burning	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 September 2008	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	BLACKDOG EAST
24 September 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	BOARDWALK
26 August 2011	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	BASS PONDS 3
20 August 2008	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	IKES
17 August 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	CLEVELAND
13 August 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	BLUE WATER
7 July 2013	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	CEDAR AVE 3
6 July 2006	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge	CEDAR PLANK

Every fire recorded in Hennepin County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fort Snelling National Cemetery: 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
	Mapco S and G Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Hennepin County

Storms near this property

60 of 136 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minneapolis, the town this property stands in, in 136 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 79 hail, 40 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 5 heavy rain. 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 2001	Hail	Minneapolis	$10,000,000	Reported at 60th and Penn. Ave. Damage estimate pertains to all of the hail reports across Hennepin County. Numerous buildings and vehicles damaged.
August 2023	Hail	Minneapolis	$5,000,000	In the Bryn Mawr nieghborhood the hail was mostly golf ball size, with a few 2.5 to 3 inch stones.
August 2023	Hail	Minneapolis	$5,000,000	A picture was shared on social media of hail next to a baseball. The hail was slightly smaller than the baseball.
August 2023	Hail	Minneapolis	$2,000,000	A picture on social media showed the hail slightly larger than 2 inches.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	$25,000	A large 18 diameter tree was blown down at the corner of University and Central Avenue. In addition, wind swept debris damaged cars in the parking lot at the corner of Broadway Street and Hoover in northeast Minneapolis.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	$20,000	A large tree fell on a car in South Minneapolis.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	$3,000	Several large tree branches were blown down around the Loring Park area of Minneapolis.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	$3,000	Several large tree branches were blown down near downtown Minneapolis.
July 2025	Heavy Rain	Minneapolis	-	A thunderstorm produced very heavy rainfall in 30 minutes nearing 4 p/hour rainfall rates. Urban street flooding was reported near the intersection of NE Broadway St. and NE Industrial Blvd. Approximately one mile east, a CoCoRaHS observer recorded 2.07 of storm total rainfall.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 65 mph downed a large tree, blocking a road in north Minneapolis.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	Emergency Manager reported roadways flooded between East Hennepin Av and SE Como Av.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	Flooded roadways in northeast Minneapolis, near the Anoka County line, between I-94 and MN 47. Stranded motorists were rescued by Fire Dept.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Photo on social media of uprooted 1621-inch diameter tree at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
July 2024	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Relayed from Metro Skywarn.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Delayed report of two-foot diameter tree down, time estimated from radar.
August 2023	Hail	Minneapolis	-	A picture was shared on social media of 1.75 inch hail.
August 2023	Hail	Minneapolis	-	A picture was shared on social media of 2 inch hail.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A large tree fell on a house in Minneapolis.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	Flash flooding occurred on the westbound lane of I-394, near Penn Avenue. Flood waters were up to 2 feet deep.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	Flash flooding, with water up to two feet deep, occurred near I-94, and I-35W.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A 12 to 14 inch diameter tree was blown down on a vehicle.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Large trees were blown down across the road and on a car at NE Main Street and NE 16th Ave in northeast Minneapolis.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A 2 to 3 foot diameter tree was blown down near Pierce and West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis.
July 2016	Heavy Rain	Minneapolis	-	Heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches resulted in ponding of water at intersections and viaducts in northeast Minneapolis and St Anthony.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph in north Minneapolis. There were reports just north of downtown Minneapolis of several large tree limbs blown down and a few windows blown out.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A large tree limb, 10 to 12 inches in diameter, was blown off and landed on a power line.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Two, 12 inch diameter trees were blown down near Victory Memorial Park in Minneapolis.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Several trees came down on vehicles and houses in northeast Minneapolis, near Pierce St and 22nd.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	Flood waters caused numerous roadways in downtown Minneapolis to close or become impassable for a short period of time during the evening of Friday, June 21st. The 900 block of Elliot Avenue in Minneapolis had rapidly flowing flood waters over the roadway. Flood waters were up to cars headlights along Broadway Avenue, north of downtown Minneapolis. In addition, parts of Loring Park had up to two feet of water in the parking lot.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Scattered trees and power lines were blown down on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus.
May 2013	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Penny size hail was reported at 6th Street and Marquette in Minneapolis.
May 2013	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Penny size hail was reported in South Minneapolis at 24th Street, and Lyndale.
May 2012	Heavy Rain	Minneapolis	-	A local observer measured 3.05 inches in the last 24 hours.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A 10-inch diameter tree branch was blown down in downtown Minneapolis, near the intersection of 2nd Street, and 11th Avenue South.
May 2011	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Hail fell at the intersection of Interstates 94 and 394.
May 2011	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Hail fell at Loring Park, just south of downtown Minneapolis.
August 2011	Heavy Rain	Minneapolis	-	Minor ponding of water was observed on the Minnesota Department of Transportation Webcam at Interstate 94 and Broadway.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	A few buses and police cars were stuck in water near Central Ave and 20th Street, north of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Several observers across Hennepin County, especially near the downtown area, had between two and locally five inches of rainfall between 8 and 11 pm.
May 2008	Hail	South Minneapolis	-	Occurred near Loring Park on the edge of downtown.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	South Minneapolis	-	Outflow from thunderstorms in northern Hennepin County caused large trees and branches to go down just south of Powderhorn Park in the southern portion of Minneapolis.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	South Minneapolis	-	Two foot diameter trees downed at 43rd and Xerxes Avenue, and six to eight inch branches were downed at Cedar Avenue and Nokomis.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	South Minneapolis	-	Twenty inch diameter elm tree toppled at 60th and Chicago. Near 61st and Portland, 8 to 10 inch tree limbs were down.
August 2007	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Occurred on south side of city relayed by broadcast media.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Tree toppled onto a house in the southern part of Minneapolis. Many neighborhood trees also lost limbs or were toppled, with some on vehicles.
September 2007	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Hail occurred at intersection of I-35W and 35th Street South.
August 2007	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Near lake Harriet.
September 2007	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Occurred at Franklin and Lyndale.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Minneapolis	-	Water up to the car doors at intersection of 34th and Penn ave. S.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Large branches and power lines down near Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun. Waves reached two feet, where sailing schools were being held. Five sailboats were tipped, tossing 16 children and adults into the two lakes. Nobody was injured. All were wearing life jackets. Most swam back to shore, while others were picked up by other boaters.
June 2006	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Large hail fell in a swath from Lake Calhoun to downtown Minneapolis, to northeast Minneapolis.
July 2006	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Reported at the University of Minnesota campus.
July 2006	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Reported near Broadway and Marshall in northeastern Minneapolis.
June 2006	Heavy Rain	Minneapolis	-	Three to four inches of rain in several hours resulted in ponding of water at numerous intersections and low lying spots. Several manhole covers in downtown Minneapolis were blown out, including one at 9th and Marquette, where minor damage was incurred due to one manhole cover hitting the overhead skyway.
July 2006	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Reported near the Metrodome.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Trees up to 5 inches in diameter were downed around Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun. A large oak tree was downed in south Minneapolis. A trained spotter recorded a wind gust of 65 MPH on an anemometer.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	Between 15 and 20 sailboats anchored to buoys were overturned on Lake Calhoun. Tree limbs up to 5 inches in diameter were downed. A wooden fence was blown over.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A tree was downed onto a house in north Minneapolis.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A tree fell onto a house and collapsed the roof.
May 2004	Hail	Minneapolis	-	Penny sized hail fell in St. Anthony and at Lake Nokomis.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Minneapolis	-	A wind gust of 66 MPH was recorded by an automated weather sensor. Trees were downed at the intersection of Portland and 5th avenues and on a house in the northeast portion of town.

Every storm recorded in Hennepin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Long Meadow Bridge	3.0 miles	2013
Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District	3.0 miles	1989
Minnehaha Historic District	3.0 miles	1969
Nokomis Knoll Residential Historic District	3.2 miles	1999
Riley Lucas Bartholomew House	3.7 miles	1978
Hiawatha Golf Course	3.8 miles	2023

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 16000060 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hennepin County	All 192 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.