Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Nicholas Orthodox Church is a historic Eastern Orthodox church in Caribou, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1905 by Ukrainian American immigrants.”
Wikipedia article St. Nicholas Orthodox Church (Minnesota), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Kittson County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church between 1995 and 2018, burning about 20,246 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 175 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 12,680 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | CARIBOU FIRE |
| 1 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 640 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 October 2011 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lancaster, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 16 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2020 | Flood | Lancaster | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | $1,000 | Branches were blown down and shingles were blown off a roof. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | $500 | Large branches were blown down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | $500 | Trees were blown down in Lancaster. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Lancaster | - | Picture with tape measure shared on social media. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Lancaster | - | Hail estimated to be around 1 inch at gas station in Lancaster. Time estimated on radar. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Lancaster | - | The hail was accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain, which knocked down some small tree branches. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Lancaster | - | The hail was mostly dime size, but a few quarter sized stones were mixed in. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | One large poplar tree was knocked down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | The strong winds tore the trim off a building and knocked over several large trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | Three grain bins were blown apart and thrown onto the nearby railroad tracks. An old garage was damaged and shingles were blown off a house. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | Large branches were blown down at several farms. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Lancaster | - | The tornado was visible between lightning flashes. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | Nearly 400 trees were uprooted. The trees fell onto buildings, power poles, and several small storage sheds. Some shingle damage was also reported. |
| July 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Lancaster | - | A persistent wall cloud with pendant funnel was seen during lightning flashes. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Lancaster | - | The path length was not continuous and no damage was reported. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001480 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kittson County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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