Schley, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the North Cass unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 56633. The Survey maps it on the Sucker Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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
- 1971 USGS Sucker Lakes quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Cass Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Sucker Lakes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Schley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Chippewa National Forest | TEN LAKE |
| 15 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | SCHLEY |
| 30 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | THIRD RIVER |
| 18 June 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | NORWAY |
| 11 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Chippewa National Forest | SCHLEY |
| 11 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | CRAPPIE |
| 10 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | HIGHWAY 10 |
| 1 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | CASSAWAY |
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 Schley: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schley in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schley | - | A boat dock was blown over on the northern side of Leech Lake in Sucker Bay. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Schley | - | Multiple reports of photos and video received showing waterspouts on Lake Winnibigoshish. Eye witnesses reported three different waterspouts on the lake with two occurring at the same time. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Schley | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schley | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle Center | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cuba (historical) | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ryan Village | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Cass Lake | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bena | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Federal Dam | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wilkinson | 13.9 miles | 8 | |
| Baker | 17.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 658177. 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.
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.





