BlockSpaulding, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Birchdale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56378. The Survey maps it on the Ward Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ward Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Spaulding between 1992 and 2019, burning about 126 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 115 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Spaulding: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd County Pit No 21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Springs | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pleasant Beach | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| North Shore | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Grey Eagle | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Little Sauk | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Round Prairie | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Burtrum | 10.9 miles | 10 | |
| West Union | 12.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654953. 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.