Copas, Minnesota
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Scandia City. It lies in ZIP code area 55047. It lies near Greenburg Island. The Survey maps it on the Marine on St. Croix quadrangle.
On record in Copas
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
John Copas Houselisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Marine quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Marine On St. Croix quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Marine on St Croix quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Copas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 209 |
| 16 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | SOMERSET |
| 11 June 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | WATERFALL FIRE |
| 1 June 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20133 |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 107 |
| 5 May 2018 | Other causes | 14 acres | 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 Copas: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gomulak Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Larson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ridge Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Scandia Crushing & Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Copas in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otisville | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Scandia | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Marine on St. Croix | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Maple Island | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Arcola | 7.7 miles | 22 | |
| Carnelian Junction | 8.3 miles | 22 | |
| Withrow | 10.4 miles | 21 | |
| Forest Lake | 12.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 641487. 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.










