BlockRadium, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Comstock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56762. The Survey maps it on the Radium 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.
- 1918 USGS Angus quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Radium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Radium between 1996 and 2014, burning about 600 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 May 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 November 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 330 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 November 2014 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Radium in 6 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Hail | Radium | - | Dime to quarter sized hail and heavy rain fell across western Foldahl Township. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Radium | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell along with heavy rain and gusty winds. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Radium | - | This tornado tracked for roughly 7 miles, snapping off numerous trees in shelterbelts along its path. The roof was torn off a small shed near Old Mill State Park and some row crops showed ground scouring. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radium | - | A six inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radium | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radium | - | 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 649789. 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.