Fox, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Ross Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56751. The Survey maps it on the Fox quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1918 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Fox quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Fox between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,503 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Fox: 3 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Pit & Mill No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roseau Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Walrath Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fox in 16 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | $20,000 | A 30x60 foot storage shed was blown off its foundation and destroyed. Several trees, greater than 6 inches in diameter, were uprooted. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | - | The wind gust was measured by a NDAWN mesonet sensor. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | - | Several small trees and an old large tree were snapped in shelterbelts. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Fox | - | Strong winds also knocked down large branches. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | - | Several large tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fox | - | Very heavy rain and strong wind accompanied the hail. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fox | - | Numerous very large hailstones were collected and photographed, measuring from 4 to 4.5 inches in diameter. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Fox | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | - | The strong winds were reported by law enforcement personnel. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Fox | - | A brief tornado touchdown occurred near Fox. No significant damage was detected. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | - | The roof was blown off a house. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fox | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fox | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fox | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Fox | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Fox | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 643856. 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.





