Murray, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Breitung Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55782. The Survey maps it on the Soudan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Soudan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Vermillion Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Murray between 1992 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Murray: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American Mine | Gold | Unknown | Gold | |
| Armstrong Bay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1923 | |
| Soudan Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murray in 2 storm reports in 2015: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | There were several broken and uprooted trees blocking US 169 along a 300 to 400 yard area. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | - | There were trees down near mile marker 269 on Highway 169. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soudan | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Tower Junction | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Eagles Nest | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Tower | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| McComber | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wahlsten | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Robinson | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Burntside Lake | 9.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 662014. 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.





