Shawnee, North Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Elm Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58251. The Survey maps it on the Niagara 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.
- 1939 USGS Niagara quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Niagara quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Shawnee between 2015 and 2019, burning about 28 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 45 |
| 16 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 39 |
| 12 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2018-56 |
| 20 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 36 |
| 20 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 33 |
| 26 May 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2017-26 |
| 26 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2017-27 |
| 16 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2019-25 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shawnee in 9 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Shawnee | - | This tornado likely intermittent and rain wrapped destroyed 2 grain bins and produced shelterbelt tree damage along its nearly 3 mile long path near the community of McCanna approximately 8 miles northwest of Larimore. Peak wind speeds are estimated at105 mph. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Wind damage report via Facebook of trees down in Larimore. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Tree down on road in Grand Forks county. |
| May 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Shawnee | - | A storm chaser reported a funnel cloud via social media 5 to 6 miles WNW of Larimore, ND. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Shawnee | - | Public report of quarter to golf ball sized hail along Highway 2. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Four 9 inch diameter pine trees were snapped at their bases. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | The wind gust was measured by a personal weather station. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Shawnee | - | A pilot reported a touchdown. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Shawnee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCanna | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Hannah Junction | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Niagara | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Larimore | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Orr | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Logan Center | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Kempton | 11.9 miles | 11 | |
| Arvilla | 13.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1033913. 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.





