BlockMarkham, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Colvin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55763. The Survey maps it on the Whiteface Reservoir quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Markham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Markham SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Whiteface Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Markham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 153 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2001 | Natural | 4.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Superior National Forest | WHITE FACE |
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Markham in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | Trees were reported down on powerlines. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | Multiple trees were down and blocking a highway. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | A tall tree was snapped near the middle. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | Trees, a TV antenna and power lines were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Markham | - | County Road 338 south of Town Line Road was closed due to flooding over the road. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Markham | - | Flooding of the Water Hen Creek closed traffic access to Wilson Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | A few 6 inch diameter trees were blown down at the Whiteface Reservoir campground. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Markham | - | Dime size hail fell in Makinen. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | Trees, some 2 1/2 feet in diameter, were blown down along a quarter-mile long swath. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Markham | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Markham | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Markham | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Markham | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Markham | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Markham | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Makinen | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Whiteface | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Melrude | 11.2 miles | 12 | |
| Central Lakes | 14.6 miles | 12 | |
| Shaw | 14.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hoyt Lakes | 15.8 miles | 14 | |
| Aurora | 16.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 661868. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.