BlockMinerva, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Minerva Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56621. It stands on Hier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Zerkel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Zerkel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Lake Itasca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Minerva between 1992 and 2020, burning about 563 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | 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 Minerva: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zerkel | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Ponsford Landing | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bonga Landing | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Bush Landing | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Big Bear Landing | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Rice Lake | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mallard (historical) | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Jack Pine | 7.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654831. 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.