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Birchmont, Minnesota

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Northern Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56601. The Survey maps it on the Turtle River quadrangle.

Birchmont within Beltrami County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

179 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Birchmont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 325 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 36 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 burning92
Arson/incendiarism36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Equipment and vehicle use13
Recreation and ceremony12
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 August 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 August 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Beltrami County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Birchmont: 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barthelemy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bemidji Blacktop PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jerome Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kelly PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ray Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thomas PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thorson Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Thorson Pit No 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Whitting Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Beltrami County

Storms near this place

14 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Birchmont in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2022Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-A large tree was reported down north of the Bemidji airport in northeast Eckles and southwest Liberty townships. Time estimated based on local wind sensor reports and radar.
July 2021HailBirchmont-Dime to half dollar sized hail reported across portions of Ecles and Northern Townships from 7 AM CDT through 715 AM CDT. Reports and photos received via social media.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Trees were blown down along highway 71 and Glidden Road.
July 2020HailBirchmont-Torrential rain was also reported.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-A personal weather station was blown over and several large tree branches were blown down.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Several large trees were blown down. A long storage garage complex that was under construction was collapsed by the wind.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Trees were blown down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Several trees were blown down, some falling on a house and a driveway. The power was also knocked out.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Large tree branches were blown down and the power was out.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Several trees were blown down. Some docks, boats, and boat lifts were flipped on Lake Movil.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-Trees were blown down on the north side of Lake Bemidji.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBirchmont-A tree was blown down on county road 22 north of Bemidji.
June 2018HailBirchmont-no account filed
August 2007HailBirchmont-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Beltrami County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Woodland Park1.1 miles11
Secluded Acres1.7 miles10
Lavinia3.4 miles11
Bemidji5.1 miles9
Werner5.8 miles10
Turtle River6.4 miles11
Norway Park6.9 miles10
Wilton8.0 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 655405. 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.