BlockNicholson, North Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sargent Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58017. The Survey maps it on the Cogswell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Cogswell quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Nicholson between 2002 and 2018, burning about 92 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | PICKLE FIRE |
| 28 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Tewaukon Wetland Management District | HEARTBURN |
| 21 February 2002 | Smoking | 70 acres | Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge | HARTLEBEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nicholson in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 6 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Nicholson | $800,000 | This tornado was enshrouded in downburst winds and heavy rains, but was briefly visible to spotters near Cogswell. The tornado ripped out nearly seven miles of dual wooden high voltage power line along its track. Numerous trees and singular power poles were snapped and pole sheds and steel grain bins were destroyed at multiple locations. Peak winds were estimated at 120 mph. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Nicholson | - | In addition to the hail, 3 inches of rain was reported. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Nicholson | - | A few three to five inch tree branches were also broken down. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Nicholson | - | Large hail and damaging winds occurred. Several large three to four inch diameter tree branches were broken down. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Nicholson | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Nicholson | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Nicholson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogswell | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Straubville | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Hample | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Harlem (historical) | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Stirum | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Crete | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Brampton | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Forman | 12.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1033887. 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.