BlockFonda, North Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Kohlmeier Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58366. The Survey maps it on the Fonda quadrangle.
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 Minot quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Minot quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Bottineau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Fonda between 2008 and 2019, burning about 83 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 72 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | CHREEK FIRE |
| 15 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Turtle Mountain Agency | GREEN HOUSE |
| 28 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MERLE BOUCHER |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fonda in 1 storm report in 2008: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Hail | Fonda | - | Torrential rain and estimated winds up to 60 mph accompanied pea to nickel size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorne | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Rolette | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| Dunseith | 10.1 miles | 9 | |
| San Haven | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Shell Valley | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| East Dunseith | 13.5 miles | 9 | |
| Nanson | 14.3 miles | 7 | |
| Kelvin | 18.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1028993. 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.