BlockPoland, North Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Walshville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58261. The Survey maps it on the Oslo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Oslo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Grafton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Poland between 2006 and 2018, burning about 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 201811 |
| 23 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.7 acres | Devil's Lake Wetland Management District | FOREST RIVER |
| 1 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | LESSARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poland in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Poland | $1,000,000 | Oslo - Crest of 36.27 feet occurred on 4/24. Flooding extended into May.|NOTE: Damages dollar amount is for the entire county. Not separated by specific river basin or damage type. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Poland | - | Report of quarter size hail and minor crop damage 4 miles east of Ardoch. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Poland | - | Oslo - Crest of 36.27 feet occurred on 4/24. Flooding began in April. (Crest noted in April Storm Data). |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Poland | - | A gauge measured 4.50 inches of rain. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poland | - | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted across Walshville Township. At least one wooden power pole was snapped along county road 54, just west of the Red River bridge. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poland | - | Several large tree limbs were broken down in shelterbelts. Crops were flattened over a broad area. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poland | - | Several large cottonwood trees were snapped in a shelterbelt. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poland | - | Sixty to seventy mph wind gusts were reported but no damage occurred. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Poland | - | A funnel cloud was observed forming to the north of the Interstate 29 exit west of Oslo, Minnesota, at 518 PM CDT. The tornado tracked for nearly a mile before crossing the Red River and continuing into Minnesota about 5 miles north of Oslo, Marshall County. The tornado continued for another 4 miles in Minnesota, ending by 529 PM CDT. Several large trees were snapped near the river. Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Poland | - | 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 1033903. 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.