Burntside, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Morse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55731. It stands on Armstrong Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shagawa Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1933 USGS Ely quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Ely quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Shagawa Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Burntside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 12 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | MITCHELL LAKE |
| 20 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | WOLF CREEK ROAD |
| 12 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Superior National Forest | CLOQUET LINE |
| 5 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | TWO GEEZER |
| 3 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Superior National Forest | VAN VAC |
| 3 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | not named |
| 25 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superior National Forest | MAILBOX |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superior National Forest | WHITE IRON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Burntside: 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Unknown | Gold | |
| Leustek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chandler Mine-North | Iron | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Chandler Mine-South | Iron | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Pioneer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Savoy Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Sibley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Zenith Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1892 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Burntside Lake | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Robinson | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Winton | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| McComber | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rothman | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Eagles Nest | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Babbitt | 12.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 660917. 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.







