Loerch, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Oak Lawn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56401. It stands on Hay Creek. The Survey maps it on the Riverton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1915 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Riverton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Loerch between 1992 and 2020, burning about 301 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | 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 |
| 3 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 17 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Loerch: 27 past producers, 9 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East of Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carlson-Nelson Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Dunn Reserve H-3 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Hennen Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Mallen Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1952 | |
| N W I Reserve X-47 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| N W I Reserve X-48 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| N W I Reserve X-53 | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| North Carlson-Nelson Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Riverton | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Homecroft (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Klondyke | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Meadow View Manor | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Merrifield | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ironton | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Legionville | 7.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654803. 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.







