BlockPelan, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pelan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56732. The Survey maps it on the Pelan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1919 USGS Pelan quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Pelan quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Pelan quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hallock quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Pelan between 1992 and 2017, burning about 6,744 acres in total. None started naturally. 51 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pelan: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandvolt Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Greenbush Pit and Mill | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654872. 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.