BlockTobique, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Rogers Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56672. The Survey maps it on the Tobique quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Tobique quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Cass Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Tobique quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Tobique between 1992 and 2019, burning about 222 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chippewa National Forest | DEAD HORSE LAKE |
| 6 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Chippewa National Forest | NORMAN |
| 6 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Chippewa National Forest | not named |
| 5 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Chippewa National Forest | NEIGHBORHOOD FIRE |
| 4 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Chippewa National Forest | EAST BOY RIVER |
| 4 May 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Minnesota Agency | LEECH |
| 4 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Chippewa National Forest | GERMAN SHEPARD |
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 Tobique: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Peat Deposits | Peat | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tobique in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tobique | - | Multiple medium to large trees were snapped and uprooted. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tobique | - | A large pine tree was snapped at the base and landed on the bed of a truck. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tobique | - | A six-inch diameter tree was blocking Highway 6. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boy River | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Elevenmile Corner | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Remer | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Inguadona | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Longville | 12.7 miles | 10 | |
| Federal Dam | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Brevik | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Days High Landing | 15.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 658699. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.