BlockBelle Haven, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mankato City. It lies in ZIP code area 56001. It lies near Thompson Ravine. The Survey maps it on the Mankato East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Mankato East quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Mankato East quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mankato East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Faribault quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
13,615 words on this townshipHistory of Blue Earth County and Biographies of Its Leading Citizens, published 1901 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Mankato City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Mankato City - 13,615 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Belle Haven in 2006, burning about 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 November 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Belle Haven: 7 producers, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanel Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Earth County Clay Deposit No 1 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Earth County Clay Deposit No 2 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mankato Stone Center | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Vetter Main Quarry & Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lundin 8th Ave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lundin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mankago Aglime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mankato Aglime Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankato | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| University Park of Mankato | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Knollwood Park | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Benning | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Skyline | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| LeHillier | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Eagle Lake | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Lake Regency | 4.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2051540. 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.