Shepardson's Park, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1991. It stands in La Crescent City. It lies in ZIP code area 55947. It lies near Minnesota Island. The Survey maps it on the La Crescent quadrangle.
On record in Shepardson's Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Daniel Cameron Houselisted 1982 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1930 USGS La Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS La Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS La Crescent quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS La Crescent quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,728 words on this townshipHistory of Houston County, Minnesota, published 1919 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on La Crescent Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on La Crescent Township - 2,728 words.
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Shepardson's Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | LaCrosse District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | PAMMEL CREEK FIRE |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1900058 |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004198 |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2004189 |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2003958 |
| 5 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2003248 |
| 31 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1807990 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shepardson's Park: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse City Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| La Crosse Sand Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dresbach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Horn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescent | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| River Junction | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Creek | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hokah | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Village Terrace | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| South Ridge | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Brownsville | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Houston | 14.8 miles | 10 |
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 Q122573297 | 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 2050466. 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.









