BlockLarson, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Keller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58727. The Survey maps it on the Columbus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Kenmare quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Larson between 2008 and 2020, burning about 2,376 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 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | LARSON FIRE |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 485 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | COUNTY LINE |
| 13 May 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 360 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | RON ERICKSON |
| 20 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2016004 |
| 19 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | KLITZKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larson in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood. 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 2014 | Flood | Larson | $50,000 | Flooding occurred over Burke County. Damage occurred to roads and culverts with many wash outs along township roads. There was crop damage as well. Rain amounts ranged from 2.50 inches in Bottineau County to as much as 7.00 inches in Renville County. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Larson | $30,000 | Flooding from snow melt runoff caused significant damages to county infrastructure. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Larson | $15,000 | A vehicle was dented and a window was broken on a structure. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Larson | - | Local law enforcement reported a visible debris cloud near the ground with this tornado. This tornado touchdown occurred in the open country with no reported damage. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larson | - | Intense straight line thunderstorm winds combined with large hail resulted in extensive damage to crops. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larson | - | Wind speed unknown. Reports of several barns blown down as well wooden power poles snapped off. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Larson | - | A tornado briefly touched down and blew over several trees. The path and length of the tornado were estimated. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Larson | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Larson | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Larson | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1029840. 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.