BlockFreiheit Spring, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fillmore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55975. The Survey maps it on the Wykoff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Wykoff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Austin quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Freiheit Spring between 1995 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 1996 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Freiheit Spring: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grabau Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brehmer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Engel Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Evers No 2 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Fillmore County District Mines | Iron | Past Producer | WEATHERING RESIDUAL | |
| Holsapple Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Rindels Mine Reserve | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Van Sande Mine | Iron | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wykoff | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Fillmore | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Valley | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Washington | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Forestville | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Etna | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Hamilton | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Cherry Grove | 8.3 miles | 7 |
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 Q122551254 | 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 654713. 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.