Danesville, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 55955. The Survey maps it on the Byron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Byron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Danesville: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stussy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Town | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Genoa | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Byron | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Douglas | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Salem Corners | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Shanty Town | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Oronoco Estates | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oronoco | 9.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654666. 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.
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.






