BlockFaunce, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Forest Area Township. The Survey maps it on the Graceton SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1919 USGS Peppermint Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Peppermint Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Graceton SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Baudette quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Faunce between 1994 and 2013, burning about 25 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 June 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2013 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.9 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faunce in 13 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 5 hail, 4 tornado, 4 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 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Faunce | $10,000 | This tornado tracked for about 1.2 miles, uprooting trees along the Faunce-Butterfield Road, roughly four miles west-southwest of the Norris Camp DNR station. Peak winds were estimated at 107 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunce | - | At least 4 trees down along the Butterfield Road from Faunce to Norris Camp. Time estimated. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Faunce | - | The hail fell at the Norris Camp DNR station. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunce | - | Several poplar trees were snapped, obstructing the Faunce Butterfield road. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Faunce | - | The tornado snapped multiple poplar, spruce, and tamarac trees, leaving a 50 yard wide gouge in the forest and across Faunce road south. The tornado tracked intermittently for roughly 15 miles to the east-northeast. This area is deep in the Beltrami Island State Forest, which is largely inaccessible. However, similar tree snap areas were noted across Pilot Glade road, about 10 miles south of Pitt and across county road 1 about 5 miles north of Carp. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunce | - | Six trees were blown down along the Roosevelt-Norris Camp road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faunce | - | A Minnesota DNR aerial survey showed that numerous trees were blown down in patches along a downburst corridor extending from southwest to northeast through the Carp area to near Clementson. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Faunce | - | Foresters reported a swath of trees blown down as seen from access roads. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Faunce | - | This tornado originated 3 miles northeast of Skime in Roseau County at 1825 CST. The tornado entered Lake of the Woods County about 7 miles west-southwest of Norris Camp and tracked to about 6 miles west-southwest of Norris Camp. Snapped and uprooted trees were noted for a path up to 100 yards wide where the track intersected available logging roads. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Faunce | - | Dime sized hail fell at Norris Camp. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Faunce | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Faunce | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Faunce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Corner | 11.6 miles | 7 | |
| Graceton | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Williams | 12.1 miles | 8 | |
| Pitt | 14.3 miles | 8 | |
| Carp | 17.3 miles | 8 | |
| Hackett | 19.7 miles | 7 | |
| Baudette | 20.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wheelers Point | 21.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654703. 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.
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.