BlockMuskoda, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Hawley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56549. The Survey maps it on the Downer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1919 USGS Hawley quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Downer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Muskoda between 1996 and 2016, burning about 1,792 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,155 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 170 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 October 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 402 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Muskoda: 15 producers, 1 unknown. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becket and Leach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ikel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kost Bros Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kost Pit No 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kost Pit No 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kost Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Layton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leach Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lenius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Downer | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Winnipeg Junction | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Manitoba Junction | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Glyndon | 9.2 miles | 23 | |
| Dale | 10.4 miles | 7 | |
| Averill | 10.6 miles | 23 | |
| Hitterdal | 11.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654839. 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.