BlockSouth International Falls, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Rainy Lake unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 56649. The Survey maps it on the International Falls quadrangle. It stands 1,148 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1919 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS International Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of South International Falls between 1992 and 2019, burning about 80 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2002 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of South International Falls: 9 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranier Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Boise Cascade Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| County Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| International Falls Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kolinski Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oveson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ranier Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ranier 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Falls | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Jameson | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Falls Junction | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Ranier | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Nakoda | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ericsburg | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Spring Lodge Resort and Marina | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pelland | 10.3 miles | 8 |
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 Q122567583 | 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 652316. 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.