Lakewood, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Duluth City. It lies in ZIP code area 55804. It lies near Moose Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Lakewood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Lakewood quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Port Wing quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Lakewood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Lakewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakewood in 9 storm reports between 2018 and 2023: 5 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Lakewood | $50,000 | Amity Creek was out of its banks following 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. The surging water damaged a gazebo along the creek along with numerous pedestrian bridges covering them with logs and other detritus. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Lakewood | $50,000 | Rainfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were reported across much of Lakewood Township on the 24th leading to widespread flooding and flash flooding across the area. The Lester River was also out of its banks in the area. The flowing water washed out a few culverts and roads along Superior Street between Lakewood and McQuade roads. One spotter sent in photos of a river running through their normally dry yard that was 3 to 6 inches deep and moving quickly. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakewood | - | A tall pine tree was uprooted and fell onto a house. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakewood | - | A tree was knocked down along Lester River Road. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lakewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lakewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lakewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lakewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lakewood | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Lester Park | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| French River | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hunters Park | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Woodland | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Arnold | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Palmers | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Rice Lake | 8.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661682. 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.
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.




