BlockMelvin, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Onstad Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56517. The Survey maps it on the Melvin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1952 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Melvin quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Grand Forks quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Crookston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Melvin between 2006 and 2019, burning about 1,331 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Glacial Ridge | PEMBINA TRAIL SNA |
| 11 September 2012 | Natural | 62 acres | Glacial Ridge | GODFREY 7 |
| 19 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 119 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | MELVIN SLOUGH #1 |
| 5 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Glacial Ridge | ONSTAD 12WF |
| 18 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 167 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | MELVIN SLOUGH 08 |
| 18 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Glacial Ridge | GLACIAL RIDGE #3 |
| 6 November 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Glacial Ridge | GLACIAL RIDGE 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Melvin: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Olson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Spring Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thorson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Melvin in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melvin | $2,500 | Public reports tree falling and hitting house and damaging the side of the house in Melvin, MN. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Melvin | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654824. 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.
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.