Bartlett, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Grand Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55779. The Survey maps it on the Twig quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Twig quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
110 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Bartlett between 1993 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bartlett: 3 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amborn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arrowhead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La France Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bartlett in 7 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | A tree was downed across Munger Shaw Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | A home was damaged when a 16 inch diameter tree was blown over by thunderstorm winds. A 20 inch diameter tree was snapped at the base of its trunk by the winds. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | There were large branches blown down along Munger Shaw Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Blown down trees were blocking Esker Trail near Fish Lake. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bartlett | - | Numerous trees were blown down on the northwest side of Caribou Lake on Birch Point Road. A pontoon boat was flipped over on Caribou Lake. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Bartlett | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Bartlett | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twig | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Twig Station | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Harnell Park | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Four Corners | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Taft | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Saginaw | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Simar | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Independence | 7.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 660714. 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.
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.



