BlockBee, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wilmington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55974. It stands on Bee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,684 words on this townshipHistory of Houston County, Minnesota, published 1919 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Wilmington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wilmington Township - 3,684 words.
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Bee between 1992 and 2018, burning about 12 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 December 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bee: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Morken Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rud Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Willington Grove | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Spring Grove | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Eitzen | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Newhouse | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Black Hammer | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Riceford | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Caledonia | 10.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654594. 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.