BlockScott, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Cherry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55768. The Survey maps it on the Buhl quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Buhl quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Scott between 1992 and 2020, burning about 498 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 59 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
10 of 128 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 128 workings within 5 miles of Scott: 100 past producers, 17 producers, 10 prospects, 1 unknown. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Manganese, Silica, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Mine | Iron, Silica, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Bruce Mine | Iron, Aluminum, Manganese, Silica, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1927 | |
| Dunwoody Mine | Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese, Silica | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Fraser Mine | Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free, Aluminum, Manganese | Past Producer | 1928 | |
| Midway No.2 Mine | Iron, Silica, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free | Past Producer | ||
| Niles | Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Producer | 1913, 1942 | |
| Wabigon & Wabigon No.2 Mine | Iron, Manganese, Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Whitney Pit | Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1974 | |
| Ulland Bros Shops | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zlonis Pit and 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 662395. 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.