BlockHolman, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Taconite City. It lies in ZIP code area 55709. The Survey maps it on the Calumet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1920 USGS Trout Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Pokegama Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
172 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 172 fires within 5 miles of Holman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 870 acres in total. None started naturally. 109 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 109 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of Holman: 43 past producers, 27 producers, 7 prospects, 2 occurrences. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, General, Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcturus | Iron, Silica | Producer | 1917 | |
| Buckeye Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free, Silica | Past Producer | 1943 | |
| Holman-Cliffs Mine | Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Aluminum | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| U.S. Steel Reserve O-69 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect | ||
| Delaware #1 & #2 | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Hill Lake Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homestead 0-68 Reserve | Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect | ||
| Itasca County Marl Beds No 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Itasca County Marl Beds No 2 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Plummer Group | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1954 |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 656616. 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.