BlockCardigan Junction, Minnesota
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Shoreview City. It lies in ZIP code area 55126. The Survey maps it on the White Bear Lake West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1902 USGS White Bear quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS White Bear Lake West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS White Bear Lake West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Cardigan Junction between 1994 and 2015, burning about 84 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | RED ARROW |
| 8 April 2000 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | OAK CREST |
| 23 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | 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 Cardigan Junction: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Sand and Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vadnais Heights | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Little Canada | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Arden Hills | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Shoreview | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| North Oaks | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Roseville | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Gem Lake | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Hoffmans Corner | 4.1 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122567856 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654627. 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.