Hillview, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Paddock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56477. It stands on Cat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Butler 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.
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Butler quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Detroit Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Hillview between 1992 and 2018, burning about 268 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | 57 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2015 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hillview: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weniger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillview in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Hillview | $2,000 | Heavy rainfall of two to five inches on top of previously saturated soils produced excessive runoff into the Redeye River drainage. Localized flooding occurred near the river through portions of Butler and Paddock townships. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillview | - | A few poplar trees were blown over. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Hillview | - | Received a public report of dime to quarter sized hail. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Hillview | - | The large hail damaged vehicles, roofs, gutters, and skylights. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hillview | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Hillview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Davies | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| New York Mills | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Topelius (historical) | 14.0 miles | 9 | |
| Richdale | 14.4 miles | 9 | |
| West Wind Estates | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bluffton | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| Grand View Heights | 14.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 645026. 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.





