BlockBaden, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sand Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55352. It stands on Picha Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jordan East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS New Prague quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Jordan East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Baden between 1995 and 2015, burning about 14 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BOARDWALK2 |
| 1 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BOARDWALK1 |
| 25 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | HARTUNG |
| 21 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | RAPIDS |
| 2 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LOUISVILLE SWAMP 3 |
| 12 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | RAPIDS LAKE 1 |
| 11 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | CHASKA |
| 8 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | GATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Baden: 6 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Minnesota Quartz Co. | Silica | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Bryan Rock Prod Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Eggum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Jordan Quartz Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mueller Sand and Gravel Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mueller Sand and Gravel Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654579. 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.