Bailey, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Big Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55330. It stands on Tibbits Brook. The Survey maps it on the Big Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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 Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Big Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Elk River quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Big Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Bailey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 327 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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 | 70 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Bailey: 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Pit No 717 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Big Lake Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Country Club Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Elk River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elk River Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Malstrom Pit No 726 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Orono Estates | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Big Lake Estates | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Big Lake | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Elk River | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Salida | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Orrock | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Zimmerman | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Zimmerman Terrace | 10.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654580. 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.









