BlockArmstrong, Minnesota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Independence City. It lies in ZIP code area 55359. The Survey maps it on the Rockford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1909 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
58 words on this townshipHistory of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Independence City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Independence City - 58 words.
Fires near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Armstrong between 2000 and 2017, burning about 271 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 87 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | LAKE SARAH |
| 26 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | 77 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Armstrong: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delano Granite Works Plant | Granite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Maple Plain | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lyndale | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Loretto | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Sarah | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Stubbs Bay | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Saga Hill | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Leighton | 5.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654573. 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.