Idington, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Angora Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55703. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Idington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Idington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Vermillion Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Idington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Superior National Forest | FINN HOMESTEAD |
| 15 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | 248 A |
| 10 September 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Superior National Forest | not named |
| 1 August 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Superior National Forest | LAKE FOURTEEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Idington: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aad Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Frederick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Idington in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Idington | - | US Highway 53 was flooded and closed at Hannula Road. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Idington | - | Around 6 inches of water was flowing over a residential gravel road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idington | - | A down burst occurred, with trees blown down in an area around Sand Lake. The damage was along county roads 65, 106, 461 and 668. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idington | - | Several large trees were blown down near Lake Fourteen. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angora | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Shermans Corner | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Forsman | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Leander | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Cook | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Britt | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Brittmount | 10.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sturgeon | 11.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661527. 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.





