Baldwin, North Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Crofte Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58521. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin quadrangle. It stands 1,939 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS McClusky quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS McClusky quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS McClusky quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Baldwin between 2017 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2020 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HWY 83 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | 1250 149TH AVE NW |
| 22 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2017-123 |
| 20 December 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HWY 83 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baldwin in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 25 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Hail | Baldwin | $2,000,000 | The severe thunderstorm that passed over the Harmon Lake area in Morton County moved into Burleigh County, and produced a swath of ping pong ball to tennis ball size hail as it passed to the north of the city of Bismarck. This storm caused extensive damage to roofs and vehicles. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | $500,000 | Multiple homes had roofing damage at The Ranch subdivision north of Bismarck. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | $500,000 | Multiple homes suffered roof and siding damage in the Heritage Reserve subdivision north of Bismarck. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $100,000 | A large pole barn was mostly destroyed with posts from the pole barn pulled out of the ground, but the equipment sustained minimal damage. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Baldwin | $100,000 | Flooded roads were reported throughout Bismarck with water as much as two feet deep on streets. Water was running over curbs and through yards. Ditches in rural north Bismarck were full to overflowing and threatening homes. Two to three inches of rain fell on Bismarck. Rain at the airport measured 2.48 inches. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Baldwin | $75,000 | This is the first of two tornadoes that occurred to the north of Bismarck. The tornado developed just north of a residence, and slowly moved to the south-southeast. As it moved through the residence lot, the tornado caused significant roof damage to an outbuilding and toppled a covered trailer. In addition, a few softwood and hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted. As the tornado moved south over 110th Avenue Northwest, it snapped several large branches off a large cottonwood tree in the south ditch. The tornado then continued to move south before dissipating. Based on the damage done this tornado was rated EF-1, and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 95 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $15,000 | Extensive tree damage was reported to the south of Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $10,000 | Damage was reported to trees and there was also minor structural damage. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | $5,000 | Multiple downed trees. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Baldwin | $1,000 | A lightning strike triggered a fire which burned a stack of 100 straw bales. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Baldwin | - | This is the second of two tornadoes that occurred to the north of Bismarck. The tornado formed in an open field north of Bismarck and impacted no structures, thus there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Baldwin | - | The tornado touched down in an open field east of Baldwin and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | - | Strong wind gusts estimated by amateur radio operator. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Baldwin | - | No damage was reported. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Baldwin | - | The public reported a brief tornado touchdown. There were no reports of damage as the tornado remained in open country and impacted no structures. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Baldwin | - | There were no reports of damage. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Baldwin | - | A tornado briefly touched down in open prairie northeast of Baldwin, and tracked three miles southeast before dissipating. No damage reports were received. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Baldwin | - | no account filed |
| September 1994 | Hail | Baldwin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Wogansport | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Arnold | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Double Ditch Indian Village | 10.2 miles | 10 | |
| Still | 11.0 miles | 6 | |
| Hay Creek Court | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| North Valley Park | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mister Bs Estates | 13.3 miles | 11 |
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 Baldwin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4850504 | 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 1027796. 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.
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.



