Midland Junction, Minnesota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Greenfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55981. The Survey maps it on the Wabasha South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1932 USGS Wabasha quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Wabasha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Wabasha South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
4,092 words on this townshipHistory of Wabasha County : Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, Etc. : Gathered from Matter Furnished by Interviews with Old Settlers, County, Township, and Other Records, and Extracts from Files of Papers, Pamphlets, and Such Other Sources As Have Been Available : Also a History of Winona County, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Greenfield Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Greenfield Township - 4,092 words.
Fires near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Midland Junction between 1993 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 1994 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Midland Junction: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Alma Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Freiheit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hoch Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alma High School Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo River Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Capps Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Wabasha Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Winona S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellogg | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Wabasha | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Dumfries | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| West Newton | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Conception | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Reads Landing | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Weaver | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Theilman | 10.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654827. 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.








