BlockDakota Junction, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1992. It stands in North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56701. The Survey maps it on the Thief River Falls NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Thief River Falls NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Dakota Junction between 1999 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 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 Dakota Junction: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Halverson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thief River Falls | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Basswood Court | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Greendale Manor | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Challenger Court | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Hilaire | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Hazel | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Carpenters Corner | 12.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mavie | 13.6 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654664. 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.