Manganese, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Wolford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56441. The Survey maps it on the Trommald quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Trommald quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Pine River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Manganese between 1992 and 2020, burning about 284 acres in total. None started naturally. 47 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | 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 140 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 140 workings within 5 miles of Manganese: 122 past producers, 12 prospects, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Iron, Manganese, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing County Marl Beds No 15 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Algoma-Zeno Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1904, 1915 | |
| Northland Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Algoma Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Algoma Mine | Manganese | Producer | 1920 | |
| Alstead Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Alstead-North Hillcrest Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Arko Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Arko Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Armour No.2 Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1912 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trommald | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Wolford | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Armour Number Two Mine | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ironton | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Crosby | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cuyuna | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mission | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Crosby Beach | 5.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654811. 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.





