BlockArago, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Arago Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56470. The Survey maps it on the Two Inlets quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Two Inlets quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lake Itasca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Arago between 1992 and 2019, burning about 258 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaville | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Deer Lane | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Park Rapids | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Park Estates | 10.9 miles | 10 | |
| Dorset | 12.9 miles | 9 | |
| Lake George | 13.6 miles | 8 | |
| Yola | 14.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hubbard | 16.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 639421. 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.