BlockRosby, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Bemidji Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56601. The Survey maps it on the Bemidji East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Bemidji East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Cass Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Rosby between 1992 and 2020, burning about 273 acres in total. 1 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 | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rosby: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grace Lake Pit and Mill No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grace Lake Pit and Mill No 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Park | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bemidji | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Lavinia | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Andrusia | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Secluded Acres | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Birchmont | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland Park | 10.0 miles | 11 | |
| Wilton | 12.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 658089. 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.