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Fryburg, North Dakota

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the South Billings unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58622. The Survey maps it on the Fryburg quadrangle. It stands 2,785 feet above sea level.

Fryburg within Billings County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Fryburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 755 acres in total. 8 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
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreDakota Prairie National GrasslandsEAST SULLY SPRINGS
18 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use2.4 acresDakota Prairie National GrasslandsWEST PORT 14-24
9 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDakota Prairie National GrasslandsMM34TWINS
26 August 2000Natural66 acresDakota Prairie National GrasslandsTALKINGTON 4
26 August 2000Natural278 acresTheodore Roosevelt National ParkPAINTEDCYN
25 August 2013Naturalunder an acreTheodore Roosevelt National ParkHIGH FENCE
21 August 2010Naturalunder an acreTheodore Roosevelt National ParkMUTUAL AID 3
2 August 2011Railroad operations and maintenance1.7 acresDakota Prairie National GrasslandsTRACK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Billings County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Fryburg: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lignite MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Scoria PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Scorpia PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Billings County

Storms near this place

20 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fryburg in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2015Thunderstorm WindFryburg$175,000Significant and severe damage was done from extreme winds on the leading edge of the line of thunderstorms. Outbuildings and vehicles badly damaged, some destroyed.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindFryburg$95,000Intense thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to outbuildings on a farm. Specifically, one pole barn was destroyed, with the debris from the pole barn damaging two grain bins, a small garage, and vehicles on the farm. Based on reports from local officials and photographs of the damage, it was determined a microburst occurred.
June 2006HailFryburg$75,000Storm accompanied by estimated 60 mph wind gusts. Damage to roofs and windows.
July 2010HailFryburg$20,000The large hail was accompanied by severe thunderstorm winds. This combination resulted in damage to windows and siding on the west side of a home.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFryburg-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindFryburg-The National Weather Service received no reports of damage.
September 2010Funnel CloudFryburg-A brief funnel cloud appeared.
September 2010HailFryburg-Strong thunderstorm winds accompanied the large hail.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindFryburg-Large hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2003HailFryburg-Mainly pea size hail along with very heavy rain.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFryburg-no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFryburg-no account filed
July 2019HailFryburg-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindFryburg-no account filed
September 2010HailFryburg-no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindFryburg-no account filed
August 1998HailFryburg-no account filed
June 1996HailFryburg-no account filed
August 1996HailFryburg-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindFryburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Billings County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sully Springs4.7 miles7
Six Mile Corner9.6 miles7
Scoria Point10.5 miles7
Medora12.1 miles6
Gorham19.2 miles8
Fairfield22.4 miles9

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 FryburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5506572The 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 1034880. 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.

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.