BlockArbutus, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Northwest St. Louis unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 55771. The Survey maps it on the Ray SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Ray SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Littlefork quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Ray SE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Arbutus between 1994 and 2015, burning about 20 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.7 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arbutus in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arbutus | - | A few small trees were down with some small debris being picked up by the winds as well. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kabetogama | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Ash Lake | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Nett Lake | 13.7 miles | 7 | |
| Cusson | 17.8 miles | 7 | |
| Orr | 20.9 miles | 7 | |
| Glendale | 22.1 miles | 7 | |
| Greaney | 23.5 miles | 8 | |
| Kettle Falls | 25.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 660665. 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.