Pengilly, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Greenway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55775. It stands on Pickerel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pengilly quadrangle. It stands 1,368 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1952 USGS Pengilly quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Pokegama Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Pengilly between 1992 and 2020, burning about 681 acres in total. None started naturally. 91 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 | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
10 of 103 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 103 workings within 5 miles of Pengilly: 75 past producers, 16 producers, 12 prospects. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rue Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Silica, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Magnetic Taconite Mesabi Range 23w | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | Surface | |
| Hanna Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Troumbly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carol Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1937 | |
| Harrison Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Patrick-Ann Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Allen Rossum Reserve H-8 | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Allen Rossum Reserve H-8 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Arcturus Mill | Iron | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pengilly in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | 1 killed | Roy Jasper Flug of Goodland MN, drowned when the boat he was fishing from on Swan Lake capsized in the high wind and waves that developed due to the thunderstorms. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | Several 8 to 10 inch diameter aspen trees were downed pointing from northwest to southeast. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | A small 5 inch diameter tree was blown down to the west. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | There were trees down and blocking Highway 65. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | A thunderstorm wind gust snapped a large poplar tree at its base and was blocking Highway 65 near Swan River. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | Trees were blown down across Highway 65. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | Widespread severe wind damage occurred, with many large trees uprooted and power lines down along Route 169. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Pengilly | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Pengilly | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Pengilly | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Pengilly | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pengilly | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pengilly | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11010627 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 649259. 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.





