BlockToimi, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lake No. 2 unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 55602. The Survey maps it on the Toimi quadrangle. It stands 1,749 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Brimson quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Toimi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Toimi between 1994 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Superior National Forest | MURPHY CREEK |
| 15 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | BUTTERBALL LAKE FIRE |
| 13 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superior National Forest | not named |
| 11 July 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Superior National Forest | MILEPOST 28 |
| 20 June 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Superior National Forest | ROUND LAKE FIRE |
| 14 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Superior National Forest | TOIMI FIRE |
| 17 May 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Superior National Forest | SULLIVAN CREEK FIRE |
| 23 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Superior National Forest | 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 Toimi: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toivonen Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| McNair | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Darby Junction | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Norshor Junction | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Scott Junction | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Greenwood Junction | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Whyte | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wales | 11.5 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Toimi | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7813370 | 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 658704. 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.