BlockDe Forest, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Eveleth City. It lies in ZIP code area 55734. The Survey maps it on the Eveleth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Eveleth quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
303 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of De Forest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 92 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 | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 59 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 71 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | JUNCTION 101 FIRE |
| 26 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 70 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 70 workings within 5 miles of De Forest: 52 past producers, 15 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunt Mine | Iron, Silica, Manganese, Aluminum, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1906 | |
| Cloquet Annex Reserve X-62 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1943 | |
| Security Mine | Iron, Manganese, Silica, Aluminum, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1961 | |
| Magnetic Taconite Mesabi Range 17w | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | Surface | |
| Rouchleau Group | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1943 | |
| Gulbranson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulbranson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Aad Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Alberta Mine | Iron | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661098. 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.