Lucknow, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Great Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55713. The Survey maps it on the Kinney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Kinney quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Vermillion Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Lucknow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 277 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 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 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 119 workings within 5 miles of Lucknow: 94 past producers, 16 producers, 8 prospects, 1 unknown. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Mine | Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese | Past Producer | 1928 | |
| Midway No.2 Mine | Iron, Silica, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free | Past Producer | ||
| Sharon Mine | Iron, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1902 | |
| Ulland Bros Shops | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wabigon & Wabigon No.2 Mine | Iron, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Zlonis Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forster Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Unknown | 1949 | |
| Hartley-Burt Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Iron Chief Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Lenont Reserve O-35 | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinney | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Buhl | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Grant | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sherwood | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Scott | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Clair Junction | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain Iron | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wilpen | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661836. 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.





