BlockCorona, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the North Carlton unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 55726. The Survey maps it on the Cromwell East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Cromwell quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Cromwell East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Corona between 1992 and 2017, burning about 304 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fond Du Lac Tribe | RR FIRES |
| 8 June 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2007 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Corona: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton County Peat Bogs | Peat | Producer | ||
| Lindholm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corona in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2016: 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | There were several trees, 6 to 12 in diameter, broken, and numerous branches, 3 to 5 diameter, littering the road. The road was partially blocked. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | Nine inch diameter trees were snapped off and power lines were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Sawyer | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Big Lake Chapel | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mahtowa | 9.8 miles | 7 | |
| Woodbury | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| Atkinson | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Barnum | 12.3 miles | 7 | |
| Otter Creek | 12.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654728. 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.