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Lavinia, Minnesota

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Northern Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56601. The Survey maps it on the Turtle River quadrangle.

Lavinia within Beltrami County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

191 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Lavinia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 271 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 48 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 burning84
Arson/incendiarism48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Equipment and vehicle use16
Recreation and ceremony13
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Natural1
Other causes1

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
5 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Beltrami 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 Lavinia: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beltrami County Marl Beds No 1Limestone, GeneralOccurrence
Barthelemy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bemidji Blacktop PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jerome Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kelly PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ray Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thomas PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thorson Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Thorson Pit No 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Beltrami County

Storms near this place

19 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lavinia in 19 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLavinia$40,000Trees were blown onto power lines and a boat was flipped on Lake Andrusia.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindLavinia$10,000A 100 yard row of trees were flattened from south to north. The area impacted was along Roosevelt Road just west of School Lake.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Numerous large branches were blown down, causing damage to shingles and siding of a home. Report was posted via social media, with time estimated based on radar.
September 2022HailLavinia-Emergency Manager reports 1-inch to 1.25-inch hail within Lake Bemidji State Park. Additional damage included small branches broken off trees. Time estimated based on radar.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Several 8 to 12-inch diameter tree branches were broken down by thunderstorm winds. Time estimated based on radar and nearby wind sensor reports.
July 2021HailLavinia-Report of 1 inch hail received via social media.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Trees were blown down on the northeast shore of Lake Bemidji.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Large oak tree was blown over onto a house near Lake Andrusia.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLavinia-The strong winds occurred east of Bemidji.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Boats were overturned and docks were damaged on the northeast side of Lake Bemidji.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLavinia-Two large trees were blown down at a residence along the west end of Lake Swenson.
June 2019HailLavinia-no account filed
June 2019HailLavinia-no account filed
June 2018HailLavinia-no account filed
August 2013HailLavinia-no account filed
August 2013HailLavinia-no account filed
June 2010HailLavinia-no account filed
June 2010HailLavinia-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Beltrami 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
Woodland Park3.1 miles11
Birchmont3.4 miles11
Secluded Acres4.1 miles10
Bemidji4.6 miles9
Norway Park4.7 miles10
Turtle River5.9 miles11
Rosby7.2 miles10
Andrusia8.1 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 656962. 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.