BlockGunn, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Coleraine City. It lies in ZIP code area 55744. It stands on Prairie River. The Survey maps it on the La Prairie 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.
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS La Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Pokegama Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Gunn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 257 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 42 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 | 108 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Gunn: 9 past producers, 8 producers, 4 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovey-Delaittre Reserve H-27 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect | ||
| Fargo Reserve H-5 | Iron, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Lind-Greenway Mine | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1890, 1940 | |
| Casper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lundquist Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mishawaka Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bovey De Laittre Reserve H-27 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Bovey-Delaittre Reserve H-27 | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Prairie | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Grand Rapids | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| North Star Moblie Home Park | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Canisteo | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Blackberry | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Coleraine | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lakeview Terrace | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bovey | 6.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 656485. 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.