BlockMaple, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Crystal Bay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55603. It stands on Blesener Creek. The Survey maps it on the Finland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Finland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Finland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Maple between 1994 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.3 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Smoking | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Maple: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Silica, Iron, Aluminum, Sodium, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake and Cook County Anorthosite | Titanium, Silica, Iron, Aluminum, Sodium, Calcium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Marais | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Little Marais Postoffice | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Bell Harbor | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Kennedy Landing | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cramer | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Finland | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Illgen City | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Manitou Junction | 9.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654816. 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.