Crow Wing, Minnesota
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Crow Wing Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56401. The Survey maps it on the Baxter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Pillager quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Pillager quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Baxter quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Crow Wing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,846 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 34 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 | 101 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Crow Wing: 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Holtz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willcuts Reserve H-47 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Willcuts Reserve H-47 | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Barrows Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Barrows Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Barrows Reserve H-1 | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Hanna Iron Ore Divn | Iron | Prospect | ||
| N W I Reserve X-51 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| N.W.I. Reserve X-51 | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crow Wing in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 5 hail, 1 flood. 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 2012 | Flood | Crow Wing | $634,000 | The Mississippi River at Fort Ripley rose to its 10 foot flood stage at 11:00 PM CST June 19th. The Mississippi River crested at 12.42 feet at 8:00 AM CST on June 25th. The river remained at 11.68 feet, above flood stage, through the end of June. As a result of the Mississippi River flooding, many tributaries became backed up and flooded. Parts of Crow Wing State Park were flooded, included the picnic areas, trails and the boat landing. The boat landing was reopened on July 24th. The Black Bear and Miller Lakes neighborhoods was flooded. Numerous roads and bridges were damaged across Crow Wing County. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Crow Wing | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Crow Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Crow Wing | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Crow Wing | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Crow Wing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrows | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lennox | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Baxter | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Mathias | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Brainerd | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Meadow View Manor | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fort Ripley | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shephard | 11.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 642507. 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.







