BlockHarold, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fairfax Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56716. The Survey maps it on the Harold 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.
- 1952 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Harold quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Crookston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Harold between 2006 and 2019, burning about 853 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | OLD LIGHTNING |
| 19 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 240 acres | Glacial Ridge | KERTSONVILLE FIRE |
| 8 April 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 570 acres | Glacial Ridge | HAM |
| 2 October 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 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 Harold: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Olson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harold in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harold | $500 | Branches were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harold | - | Shingles were blown off a roof. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Harold | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Harold | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Harold | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Harold | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burwell | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Benoit | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Riverview Terrace | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Greenview | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gentilly | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Knolls Estates | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Carman Terrace | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Crookston Junction | 7.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654744. 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.