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Grant County, North Dakota

18 topographic sheets cover 13 settlements here, and 3 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

3 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

North Dakota within the United States
Grant County within North Dakota

What the record shows

  • 69 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 3 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

3

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Carson Roller Millbuilding198080002915
Evangelisch Lutheraner Dreieinigkeit Gemeindebuilding200909000530
Hope Lutheran Churchbuilding199291001924

Wildfire, 2005 to 2020

122 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 122 of them, burning about 4,774 acres. 19 started naturally and 7 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Natural19
Debris and open burning11
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceWOODBURY
17 August 2016Equipment and vehicle use425 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
23 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use300 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Servicenot named
6 August 2012Equipment and vehicle use200 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceWOLLMAN
20 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use180 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service2018-807
31 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceDARREN PETERSON
30 March 2016Equipment and vehicle use115 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceLARRY BRAUN
23 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use100 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceMUGGLI

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2025

60 of 324 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 324 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 40 injuries and about $11,441,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail187
Thunderstorm Wind90
Tornado27
Flash Flood5
Funnel Cloud5
Flood4
Heavy Rain3
Lightning2
Wildfire1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1978Tornado (F4)not stated5 killed, 35 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
July 2014HailElgin3 hurt, $750,000There were numerous reports of golf ball to over baseball size hail across the Lake Tschida and Heart Butte Dam area resulting in significant damage to vehicles, campers, and trailer homes in the recreational area. In addition three people received non-life threatening head injuries from the hail. They were treated at the scene.
June 1976Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 1997Lightning3 S Elgin1 hurtAn 11 year old boy was struck by lightning while fishing with his father. He had holes burned into his shirt and was knocked unconscience. The boy also quit breathing, but his father and a friend used CPR to get the boy breathing again. The boy suffered some ear damage.
July 2010HailElgin$2,000,000This was the second wave of very large hail to hit Elgin during this episode. Homes throughout the city experienced broken windows, damaged siding, and damaged shingles. Vehicles sustained heavy damaged as well.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindRaleigh$1,500,000no account filed
July 2010HailNew Leipzig$1,000,000This was the second wave of very large hail to hit New Leipzig during this episode. Homes throughout the city experienced broken windows, damaged siding, and damaged shingles. Vehicles sustained heavy damaged as well.
June 2019HailElgin Muni Arpt$550,000A supercell thunderstorm passed over northern Grant County, producing very large hail up to three inches in diameter. Numerous farmers and ranchers sustained crop and property loss. Damage reports include a collapsed roof on a pole barn, holes punched in siding and roofs, extensive loss of structural and vehicle glass, extensive vehicle damage, tractor and farm equipment damage, and widespread crop losses.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Leipzig$500,000Large trees were blown down in the city of Carson. Structural damage also occurred to many local buildings in the city of Carson and surrounding farmsteads.
March 2009FloodElgin$342,000The Cannonball River caused extensive flooding due to rain, snow melt, and ice jams. Overland flooding damaged state, county and township roads. Nineteen homes were flooded. Flooding continued into April.
July 2018HailElgin$250,000Significant damage to vehicles and roofs occurred in the city of Elgin.
June 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 2011Tornado (EF2)New Leipzig$200,000A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that an EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale touched down eight miles south-southwest of Elgin, then moved northeast before lifting 3 miles south-southeast of Elgin. No fewer than four farmsteads were damaged along the path of the tornado. The worst damage occurred six miles south-southwest of Elgin, where the tornado was nearly one half of a mile wide, damaging every building on a farmstead and completely destroying the smaller buildings. Damage also occurred to trees, vehicles, and power poles. The damage surveyed corresponded to EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. From that it was determined that wind speeds were on the order of around 120 miles per hour.||Farther north-northeast, three other farmsteads sustained tornado damage. Damage on the first two farmsteads north-northeast of the worst damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado. The farthest north farmstead had damage consistent with an EF0 tornado. ||There were no injuries or fatalities with this tornado.
June 2021Flash FloodRaleigh$150,000Over five inches of rain fell over southeastern Grand County. Flood waters washed out 75th Street near Freda, which is east of the community of Raleigh.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindElgin$100,000On the north side of Lake Tschida a camper was tipped on its side, a pontoon was completely flipped, trees were down, and a wooden swing set was tipped over.
April 2009FloodElgin$100,000Additional overland flooding and flooding on the Cannonball River resulted in further flood damage. Flooding in April was less severe than March due to no ice jams.
July 2018HailLeith$75,000Large hail occurred for an extended period in the community of Leith, causing damage to homes and vehicles.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindElgin$75,000Shingles were blown off about one-quarter of a roof on a home. Some plywood was also stripped from the roof. Multiple branches were down around the city of Elgin.
June 2011Flash FloodElgin$75,000Very heavy rainfall contributed to flash flooding along Antelope Creek near North Dakota Highway 49. A storm survey crew observed high water marks near the top of barbed wire fences in this area. The Carson Press newspaper reported damage was sustained to rural roads north of Elgin.
July 2010LightningElgin$65,000A lightning strike caused a house fire in Elgin. The lightning bolt struck the chimney of the house, traveling into the basement starting a fire in the electrical wiring on all three levels of the home. When arriving on scene, fire officials reported that a metal antenna on the chimney of the home was glowing bright orange. No injuries or fatalities occurred. The home was determined to be a complete loss.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Leipzig$65,000Newspaper reports New Leipzig sustained damage from storm. Several large trees uprooted along with some damage to homes.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Leipzig$60,000Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm destroyed two outbuildings on a farm. The wind speed was estimated based on the damaged observed during a storm survey.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindElgin$50,000A large outbuilding had most of its roof panels blown off.
July 2020HailElgin Muni Arpt$50,000Windows were broken on the north and west side of the home and out-buildings. Metal sheds were dented. Corn crop was shredded and destroyed.
August 2017HailNew Leipzig$50,000Several law enforcement vehicles were damaged by the large hail.
June 2011Flash FloodNew Leipzig$50,000Very heavy rainfall contributed to flash flooding in and around New Leipzig. Streets quickly became flooded, and sewage backup was reported in basements.
July 2010HailFreda$50,000Strong thunderstorm winds combined with the large hail resulting in crop damage and all west side windows on a home broken.
July 2015HailNew Leipzig$50,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindElgin$50,000no account filed
July 2010HailRaleigh$45,000The large hail resulted in damaged vehicles at the Prairie Learning Center in Saint Gertrude.
June 2024HailElgin$40,000Hail fell at a campground at Lake Tschida causing damage to campers.
June 2022HailShields$30,000Crops were damaged by the hail. In addition, house windows were damaged, along with the windows and siding on a camper.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindCarson$30,000Strong straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm resulted in several large evergreen and cottonwood trees to become uprooted or were blown over. The wind speed was estimated from a storm survey.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindCarson$30,000Newspaper reports farmstead sustained damage from storm 25 miles south of Carson. Crop damage from hail and winds and several grain bins ripped apart.
July 2020HailElgin$25,000Multiple windows were broken on the barn and on garage doors.
August 2018HailLark$25,000The house roof was damaged. Some tree branches were broken by the winds that accompanied the hail. Corn leaves were shredded.
July 2010HailRaleigh$25,000Strong thunderstorm winds accompanied the large hail, and resulted in windows on the west side of a house broken.
June 2007FloodLeith$25,000In the area around Leith trained spotters reported minor flooding. Water was running over low spots in roads.
August 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1966Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindElgin Muni Arpt$20,000Several large pine trees were uprooted or broken down at the Heart Butte Boy Scout Camp.
August 2017HailRaleigh$20,000Vehicles were dented.
August 2017HailNew Leipzig$20,000There was damage to vehicles and roofs.
July 2007HailElgin$20,000Newspaper reports farmstead sustained damage from storm 6 miles south of Elgin. Major crop damage from hail and winds, trees broken/uprooted, and hail damage to home.
July 2016HailShields$20,000no account filed
July 2010HailBrisbane$15,000The large hail resulted in two skylights and one window broken.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Leipzig$8,000A two foot in diameter tree was blown down and there was roof damage.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLark$5,000The wind tore some shingles off of the roof, and a cottonwood tree had some branches broken off and leaves stripped.
June 1965Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
July 2023HailBrisbane$2,000A large garden was destroyed.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindCarson$1,000A power line was blown down.
July 2022HailRaleigh$1,000Plants were damaged around the house.
June 1975Tornado (F4)not stated$250no account filed
July 1983Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindBrisbane-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindElgin-Law Enforcement reported thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindElgin Muni Arpt-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a COOP Observer.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindElgin-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindElgin-Law enforcement estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindElgin-Law enforcement estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.

Every populated place in the county

13

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.