Cushing, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cushing Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56443. The Survey maps it on the Cushing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Cushing quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Cushing quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Cushing quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Cushing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 910 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | 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 Cushing: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1951 | |
| Gorman Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cushing in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Cushing | $750,000 | Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado moved along the east side of Lake Alexander. Many trees came down on vehicles, sheds, and cabins. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Cushing | $50,000 | There were numerous reports of large hail, up to baseball size, that occurred across parts of Morrison County. Hail was reported near Cushing, then east-southeast to Randall, Camp Ripley area, and north of Freedhem. The same line of storms moved southeast to near Hillman, but no additional reports of hail was observed. However, the emergency managers did have reports of trees and power lines down across central Morrison County. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushing | - | Reports of trees down on Dove Rd and Bear Rd. Time estimated via radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushing | - | Delayed report of multiple trees down with damage to roofs on southeast side of Lake Alexander. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Cushing | - | This tornado broke or uprooted hundreds of trees and partially took the roof off two outbuildings in Cushing. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushing | - | A tree was blown down in Cushing. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Cushing | - | Some crop damage. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Cushing | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Cushing | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Cushing | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cushing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Lincoln | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Flensburg | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Ripley Junction | 14.0 miles | 13 | |
| Motley | 14.1 miles | 10 | |
| Belle Prairie | 14.6 miles | 13 | |
| Maple Leaf Court | 15.2 miles | 12 | |
| Little Falls | 16.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 642566. 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.







