Eldes Corner, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Midway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55810. The Survey maps it on the Esko quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Esko quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
331 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 331 fires within 5 miles of Eldes Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 126 |
| Debris and open burning | 87 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Eldes Corner: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Dredge Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thompson Twp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tompson Township Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eldes Corner in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldes Corner | $1,000 | A 30 foot section of a white pine tree fell and caused damage to a duck enclosure. No duck injuries were reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldes Corner | - | This was a Minnesota Department of Transportation weather station on Interstate 35 at Thompson Hill. The station is MM248. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Eldes Corner | - | Hail fell around the intersection of Midway and Stark Roads. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Eldes Corner | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Eldes Corner | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Eldes Corner | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Eldes Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Fond du Lac | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Proctor | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Gary | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Morgan Park | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Riverside | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Zenith Terrace | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Steelton | 4.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661198. 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.



