Klondyke, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Irondale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56455. The Survey maps it on the Crosby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1912 USGS Deerwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Deerwood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Crosby quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mille Lacs Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
149 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Klondyke between 1992 and 2020, burning about 302 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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 | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 103 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 103 workings within 5 miles of Klondyke: 92 past producers, 6 prospects, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Lake Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Range Redi Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adams Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Alstead Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Alstead-North Hillcrest Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Arko Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Arko Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Armour No.2 Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Armour Number 1 Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Armour Number 2 Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Beach | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Homecroft (historical) | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Ironton | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Oreland | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Crosby | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Armour Number Two Mine | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Deerwood | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Riverton | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654779. 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.





