BlockSaint Paul Church, Minnesota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Hermantown City. It lies in ZIP code area 55811. The Survey maps it on the Duluth Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1895 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Duluth Heights quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
224 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 224 fires within 5 miles of Saint Paul Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 26 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 | 61 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2019 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Saint Paul Church: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailing Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Grove Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermantown | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Proctor | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bayview | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Zenith Terrace | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Oneota | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Adolph | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| West Duluth | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Five Corners | 3.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 662341. 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.