BlockBrimson, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Ault Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55602. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brimson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Brimson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Brimson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Brimson between 1994 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | BREDA LAKE |
| 28 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | DEVINE DNR |
| 8 June 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Superior National Forest | BERRY CREEK |
| 25 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | BERRY CREEK |
| 2 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Brimson: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Blacktop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brimson in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flood | Brimson | $10,000 | Report of approximately one foot of water flowing over Pequaywan Lake Road at Pine Creek near Brimson. The caller said that it looks like there is a short waterfall on one side of the road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brimson | - | Several large trees were downed. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brimson | - | Two very large pine trees were completely uprooted. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brimson | - | Hundreds of trees were blown down, damaging buildings and vehicles. Falling trees and power poles caused widespread power outages in the Brimson area. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Brimson | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Brimson | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brimson | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brimson | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Brimson | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 660879. 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.