Secluded Acres, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Bemidji City. It lies in ZIP code area 56601. The Survey maps it on the Peterson Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1920 USGS Buena Vista quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Peterson Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Blackduck quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
232 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 232 fires within 5 miles of Secluded Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 456 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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 | 118 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2008 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Secluded Acres: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltrami County Marl Beds No 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Bemidji Blacktop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kelly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ray Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thorson Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thorson Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whitting Pit & 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchmont | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland Park | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bemidji | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lavinia | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Werner | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Norway Park | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Wilton | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Scribner | 6.7 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122553235 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2107132. 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.





