BlockHighwood, Minnesota
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in St. Paul City. It lies in ZIP code area 55119. It stands on Battle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saint Paul East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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.
- 1896 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1951 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS St. Paul East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS St Paul East quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS St. Paul East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
13,839 words on this townshipHistory of Ramsey County and the City of St. Paul, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, published 1881; HIstory of Ramsey County and the CIty of St. Paul, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on St. Paul City covers the township.
Read the chapter on St. Paul City - 13,839 words.
Fires near this place
4 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Highwood between 1996 and 2020, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | SAND DUNES |
| 1 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 October 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Highwood: 5 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Kaolin, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Northwestern Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Twin City Brick Co Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Twin City Brick Co. Clay Pit | Kaolin | Producer | Kaolinite | |
| Afton Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Bend Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Midvale | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Paul | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Hazel Park | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Gladstone | 6.0 miles | 28 | |
| Gloster | 6.2 miles | 22 | |
| North Saint Paul | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| Little Canada | 8.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 644964. 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.