BlockSalida, Minnesota
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Becker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55309. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Salida between 1992 and 2019, burning about 214 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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 | 43 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1994 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Salida: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Court | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Becker | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Big Lake | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Big Lake Estates | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Orrock | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bailey | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Clear Lake | 11.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Orono Estates | 12.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654931. 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.