Munger, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Solway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55720. The Survey maps it on the Adolph quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Adolph quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
324 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 324 fires within 5 miles of Munger between 1992 and 2020, burning about 306 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 127 |
| Debris and open burning | 101 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Munger: 5 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La France Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Munger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schubitzke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munger in 4 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munger | - | A tree was blown down onto a power line in Solway Township. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munger | - | A 30 foot flag pole was blown over. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munger | - | Large branches were blown down in the Munger area and Caribou Lake. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Munger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simar | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Five Corners | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Adolph | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Four Corners | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Twig Station | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Hermantown | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Twig | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Harnell Park | 6.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 662009. 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.



