BlockMattson, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Red River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56728. The Survey maps it on the Mattson 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.
- 1939 USGS Drayton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Drayton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mattson quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Cavalier quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Mattson between 2015 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mattson in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Mattson | $10,000 | This tornado originated in Pembina County (ND) at 832 pm CDT. It continued for about 1 mile to 9 miles west-northwest of Donaldson. The tornado broke down several large tree branches. Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattson | - | The wind gust was measured by a NDAWN mesonet sensor. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattson | - | Multiple trees were uprooted. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattson | - | The wind gust was measured by a NDAWN sensor. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattson | - | About two-thirds of a barn hip roof was peeled off of a century old barn. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Mattson | - | The large hail dented a vehicle. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattson | - | Several four to six inch diameter tree branches were broken off trees in a farm yard. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham (historical) | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Viking Land Terrace | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Robbin | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hallock | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kennedy | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Northcote | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Donaldson | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Humboldt | 16.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654822. 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.