BlockEllerth, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Marsh Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56738. The Survey maps it on the Ellerth 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.
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Newfolden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Ellerth quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Ellerth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 453 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | 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 Ellerth: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Donarski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hjelle 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122592659 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654688. 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.