BlockKerns, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Belgrade Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56003. The Survey maps it on the Mankato West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1951 USGS Mankato West quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mankato West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Kerns between 2003 and 2013, burning about 156 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2013 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kerns: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County Sand Bed | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Hanel Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Judson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zimmerman East Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Camelot Park | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| North Mankato | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Riverbend Estates | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| North Star | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Nicollet | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Oshawa | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Nicollet Landing | 7.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654775. 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.