Crosby Beach, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Irondale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56444. The Survey maps it on the Crosby quadrangle.
On record in Crosby Beach
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Soo Line Depotlisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Elevated Metal Water Tank, Crosbylisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
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.
- 1912 USGS Deerwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Deerwood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Crosby quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mille Lacs Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Crosby Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 355 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 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 | 70 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 142 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 142 workings within 5 miles of Crosby Beach: 122 past producers, 13 prospects, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma-Zeno Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1904, 1915 | |
| Portage Lake Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Range Redi Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adams Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Algoma Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Algoma Mine | Manganese | Producer | 1920 | |
| Alstead Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Alstead-North Hillcrest Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Arko Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Arko Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crosby Beach in 8 storm reports between 2014 and 2022: 6 hail, 1 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Crosby Beach | - | The tornado formed 2 miles south-southwest of Deerwood, MN and traveled southeast across Nokay Lake Road where 2 mobile homes were destroyed. There were three residents of the mobile home- a mother, father and young son. The mother and father received non-life-threatening injuries. The tornado continued to move southeast over Placid Lake. Several mature hardwood trees were snapped approximately 5 feet above ground level on the west side of the lake indicating another area of EF2 damage. Additional EF2 tree damage was observed as the tornado moved onshore along the southeast side of Placid Lake. Extensive tree damage was observed along a stretch of MN-6, at a summer camp, and over portions of a golf course. The tornado weakened beyond the golf course and dissipated before reaching Tame Fish Lake Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby Beach | - | A tree was blown down on a powerline on Beach Road. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Crosby Beach | - | Hail fell for 10 minutes. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Crosby Beach | - | The hail was slightly bigger than a quarter. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Crosby Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Crosby Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Crosby Beach | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Crosby Beach | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Armour Number Two Mine | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Ironton | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Oreland | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Klondyke | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Deerwood | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cuyuna | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Homecroft (historical) | 3.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 642479. 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.





