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Jameson, Minnesota

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Rainy Lake unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 56649. The Survey maps it on the Ranier quadrangle.

Jameson within Koochiching County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

49 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Jameson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 99 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism5
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 2006Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 August 1992Naturalunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 August 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 August 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 August 2004Debris and open burning6.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 August 2006Naturalunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Koochiching County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Jameson: 9 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ranier QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Boise Cascade PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
County Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
International Falls PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kolinski Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Oveson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peterson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ranier Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ranier Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Koochiching County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ranier1.1 miles10
Falls Junction1.2 miles10
South International Falls2.1 miles9
International Falls2.4 miles9
Nakoda7.8 miles9
Spring Lodge Resort and Marina8.2 miles10
Ericsburg8.2 miles8
Thunderbird Resort9.5 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 656771. 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.