BlockFive Points, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Le Sauk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56377. The Survey maps it on the Saint Joseph 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.
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS St Joseph quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS St. Joseph quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,336 words on this townshipHistory of Stearns County, Minnesota, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Le Sauk Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Le Sauk Township - 2,336 words.
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Five Points between 1992 and 2020, burning about 288 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Five Points: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J L Shiely Co Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-Vue Park | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sartell | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Evergreen Village | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Riverview Park | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Waite Park | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Joseph | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Collegeville | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Cloud | 6.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654705. 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.