Page, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Page Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56353. The Survey maps it on the Page quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Page quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mora quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mora quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Page between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,269 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 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 Page: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Aggr. & Concrete Pl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Page in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Page | $15,000 | A NWS storm survey indicated that an EF-0 tornado touched down along 300th Street, where trees were damaged near a farm and a barn was pushed over. The worst damage occurred at at home along 290th Street where a detached garage was pushed off its foundation. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Page | $250 | The large hail stone damaged the storm spotter truck windsheld. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Page | - | A measured rainfall report of 3.43 inches fell north of Page in 12 hours. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Page | - | A large pine tree was blown down north of Page. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Page | - | A measured rainfall report of 4.28 inches occurred north of Page. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Page | - | Several large spruce trees and an energy power pole were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Page | - | Several trees, up to 12 inches in diameter, were blown down just west of Highway 169. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Page | - | A Minnesota Department of Transportation road weather station measured a wind gust of 56 knots, 8 miles north of Milaca, Minnesota. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Page | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Page | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 649113. 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.







