BlockDavies, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Homestead Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56567. The Survey maps it on the New York Mills East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS New York Mills East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Detroit Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
49 words on this townshipOtter Tail County, Minnesota, in the World War;, published 1919 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Homestead Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Homestead Township - 49 words.
Fires near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Davies between 1997 and 2019, burning about 211 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 May 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2000 | Smoking | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge | CR 26 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Davies: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weniger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Butler | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| New York Mills | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Topelius (historical) | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Richdale | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Bluffton | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| West Wind Estates | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Heinola | 11.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654668. 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.