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Arcola, Minnesota

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in May Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55082. The Survey maps it on the Stillwater quadrangle.

Arcola within Washington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

24 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Arcola between 2000 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 burning8
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 September 2000Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSaint Croix National Scenic RiverHECKOFADAY
3 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19148
9 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20134
8 May 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20133
8 May 2017Recreation and ceremony6.5 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 May 2020Natural2.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20131
7 May 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesST CROIX ISLANDS
5 May 2016Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesST CROIX ISLANDS #1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Arcola: 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Moelter QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Belisle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bright Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Houlton Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Houlton Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Larson Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Somerset Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
St. Croix River Sand Deposit # 5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
St. Croix River Sand Deposit #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
St. Croix River Sand Deposit #4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Carnelian Junction3.4 miles22
Stillwater5.1 miles22
Marine on St. Croix5.2 miles17
Maple Island5.9 miles17
Oak Park Heights6.5 miles22
Withrow6.9 miles21
Bayport7.1 miles22
Copas7.7 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654572. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.