Puposky, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Durand Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56667. The Survey maps it on the Puposky Lake 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.
- 1920 USGS Buena Vista quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Puposky Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Blackduck quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Puposky between 1993 and 2020, burning about 236 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Puposky in 11 storm reports between 2005 and 2019: 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Hail | Puposky | $5,000 | Nickel to quarter sized hail fell. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Puposky | - | The hail fell along Irvine Avenue. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Puposky | - | Dime to nickel sized hail fell, along with a few quarter sized hailstones. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Puposky | - | Trees were blown down near the intersection of Irvine and Arctic road. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Puposky | - | The tornado was partially wrapped in heavy rain and downburst winds. The tornado blew down or snapped several hundred trees along its path and one structure had shingles torn off its roof. Peak winds were estimated at 90 mph. The emergency manager conducted an initial damage survey which was reviewed and confirmed by the NWS. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Puposky | - | The hail fell on highway 89 near Deer Lake. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Puposky | - | The hail ranged in size from 0.50 to 1.75 inches. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Puposky | - | The tornado originated 3 miles east-northeast of Leonard in Clearwater county. Many large trees were knocked over along county road 24. Estimated peak wind speeds were 90 mph. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Puposky | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Puposky | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Puposky | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werner | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Nebish | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Woodland Park | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Birchmont | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Island Lake | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Secluded Acres | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Turtle River | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Aure | 11.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654894. 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.
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.





