Johnsville, Minnesota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Blaine City. It lies in ZIP code area 55449. The Survey maps it on the Circle Pines quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1902 USGS White Bear quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Circle Pines quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Circle Pines quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Johnsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,433 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Johnsville: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County Marl Beds No 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Anoka County Marl Beds No 2 | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnsville in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2010: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsville | $25,000 | At 242nd Street and Highway 65, several large trees, up to one foot in diameter were blown down near Blaine, Minnesota. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsville | $25,000 | A 20-24 inch diameter tree was blown down near the intersection of Highway 242 and Highway 65, northeast of Blaine, Minnesota. In addition, several 18-24 inch diameter trees were blown down at the Blaine City Hall on Radisson Road. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Johnsville | - | The local law enforcement officials reported significant street flooding near County Road 10 and Jefferson Street in Blaine, Minnesota. |
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 645723. 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.










