Pine City, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pine City City. It lies in ZIP code area 55063. The Survey maps it on the Pine City quadrangle. 3,130 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 951 feet above sea level.
On record in Pine City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Northwest Company Postlisted 1972
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Pine City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Pine City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
220 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 220 fires within 5 miles of Pine City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 712 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 72 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pine City: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine County Peat Deposits | Peat | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine City in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 21 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | $500,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across Pine City and to the east. The Markville area and St. Croix State Park were hit the hardest. In Markville most trees were blown down, eleven homes received minor damage, two homes were rendered unlivable, and a a pole barn was destroyed. In a large portion of St. Croix State Park there was 75 to 100 percent tree damage. There were no visitors at the park at the time due to a state government shutdown. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Grasston Township. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | $500 | A tree was blown down on State Highway 70 near the intersection of Pine County Road 1. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | $500 | A large tree was blown down at the intersection of Knob Road and Rolling Hills Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Tree branches four to six inches in diameter were down and the power was flickering off and on. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the Pine City area. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | A tree limb 8 to 12 inches in diameter was downed across a driveway. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Pine City and to the east. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Pine City | - | The hail fell along State Highway 70 east of Rock Creek. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Pine City | - | The hail fell just east of Pokegama Lake. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Pine City | - | The hail fell for five minutes. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Several 18-inch trees uprooted. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Several trees were blow down across the Finlayson and Sandstone areas. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Pine City | - | Winds were estimated at 45 to 50 mph. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Pine City | - | Several county roads were washed out by heavy thunderstorm rains, including county roads 8 and 13 west and east of Pine City. Over 4 inches of rain was reported in Pine City itself. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Large tree branches were blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Pine City | - | County sheriff officials and the public reported a tornado touchdown in a rural area along State Highway 70 east of Rock Creek. No damage was reported. Path length, path width, and F-scale are estimated. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines at a resort near Pine City. Wind speed is estimated. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Pine City | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Pine City | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Beroun | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Greely | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Henriette | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Mission Creek | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Brook Park | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hinckley | 12.8 miles | 8 | |
| Evergreen Park | 12.9 miles | 8 |
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 Pine City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2042374 | 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 649445. 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.







