BlockCort, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Greenway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55775. The Survey maps it on the Pengilly quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1952 USGS Pengilly quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Pokegama Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Cort between 1992 and 2020, burning about 932 acres in total. None started naturally. 101 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 | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 96 workings within 5 miles of Cort: 67 past producers, 20 producers, 9 prospects. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcturus | Iron, Silica | Producer | 1917 | |
| Delaware #1 & #2 | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Harrison Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Hill Lake Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Magnetic Taconite Mesabi Range 23w | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | Surface | |
| Patrick-Ann Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Troumbly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Allen Rossum Reserve H-8 | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Allen Rossum Reserve H-8 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Arcturus Mill | Iron | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 641514. 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.