BlockRichards, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Detroit Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56501. The Survey maps it on the Audubon quadrangle.
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.
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Audubon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Detroit Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Richards between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,373 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | BALKE LAKE |
| 25 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2006 | Natural | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Richards: 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker County Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Anderson Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chadbourne Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Long Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nester Pit & 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lakes | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Audubon | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Shoreham | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Westbury | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Eunice | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bucks Mill | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| LaBelle | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Callaway | 10.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654903. 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.