BlockBelle River, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Belle River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56319. The Survey maps it on the Lake Osakis West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lake Osakis West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Minnewaska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Belle River between 1993 and 2010, burning about 221 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 112 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 28 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | 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 Belle River: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R & R Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wonderlake Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Miltona | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Spruce Center | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rose City | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Nelson | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hiview Park | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Osakis | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Alexandria | 10.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 639893. 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.