BlockSanger, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the East Oliver unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58530. The Survey maps it on the Sanger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1950 USGS Wilton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS McClusky quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS McClusky quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Sanger quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS McClusky quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Sanger between 2004 and 2016, burning about 2,013 acres in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SPROUT |
| 15 April 2004 | Natural | 813 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | NELSON |
| 5 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | HWY 200A MM 923 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanger in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | $25,000 | Trees twelve inches in diameter were snapped by the strong winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | $12,000 | Several large trees 15 inches in diameter were reported blown down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | $10,000 | Multiple large trees blew down at Cross Ranch State Park. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Sanger | $10,000 | The tornado touched down in Cross Ranch State Park and passed along the Matah Trail before lifting along the shores of the Missouri River. Large Cottonwood trees were twisted and broken into many different directions. Based on the damage done the tornado was rated EF-1. From that, wind speeds were estimated to have been around 90 mph. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | $5,000 | Several trees blew down at Cross Ranch State Park, and many other branches were blown down. Upon inspection of the trees that blew down, some rot was noted. |
| July 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Sanger | - | There were numerous reports of this tornado over a rural area of eastern Oliver County. It was visible from Bismarck and Mandan. No damage occurred and so the tornado was rated EF0. |
| July 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Sanger | - | A funnel cloud was reported west of the Missouri River by Fire Department personnel. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Sanger | - | Washed out roads and deep ruts at the Cross Ranch State Park. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sanger | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sanger | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Sanger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hensler | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Clark | 14.2 miles | 6 | |
| Center | 16.7 miles | 6 | |
| Hannover | 23.3 miles | 5 | |
| Otter Creek | 31.0 miles | 5 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1031352. 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.