BlockFletcher, Minnesota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Rogers City. It lies in ZIP code area 55374. The Survey maps it on the Rogers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1909 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rogers quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Fletcher between 2000 and 2015, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 November 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fletcher in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $50,000 | Numerous large trees fell in a large swath from southeast Hassan Township to the southeast part of Dayton, and to Champlin, Minnesota. There was a report of a funnel cloud in the area, but none of the damage appeared tornadic. A damage survey revealed downburst damage in the area. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Fletcher | - | Reported at the intersection of County Roads 13 and 144 in Dayton. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | - | A local law enforcement official reported several areas of significant street flooding in the Rogers, Minnesota area with reports of water half way up vehicles. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Fletcher | - | Hail occurred at I-94 and Highway 101. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Fletcher | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Berning Mill | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Dayton | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Corcoran | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Burschville | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Dupont | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Champlin | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Osseo | 8.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 643740. 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.