BlockLyndale, Minnesota
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Independence City. It lies in ZIP code area 55359. It stands on Pioneer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mound quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1905 USGS Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lake Minnetonka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Mound quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
58 words on this townshipHistory of Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Independence City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Independence City - 58 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Lyndale between 2000 and 2017, burning about 130 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | 77 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 October 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Minnetrista | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Independence | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Maple Plain | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mound | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Saga Hill | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Bonifacius | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Park | 6.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 647330. 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.