BlockCarnelian Junction, Minnesota
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in May Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55082. The Survey maps it on the Stillwater quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1948 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Carnelian Junction between 2000 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | HECKOFADAY |
| 14 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19148 |
| 8 May 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20131 |
| 7 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ST CROIX ISLANDS |
| 28 May 2018 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Carnelian Junction: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moelter Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Houlton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Croix River Sand Deposit # 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| St. Croix River Sand Deposit #8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcola | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Withrow | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Maple Island | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Stillwater | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Duluth Junction | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Grant | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Marine on St. Croix | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Park Heights | 6.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654631. 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.