Twig, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Grand Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55779. The Survey maps it on the Twig quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Twig quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
164 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Twig between 1992 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 50 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Twig: 4 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amborn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Arrowhead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La France Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schubitzke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Twig in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A large red pine tree was downed onto a house. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A photo was received showing a healthy spruce tree that was downed by the storm along with additional deciduous tree branches on the ground around it. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A photo was received showing a large tree snapped off near the base and partially uprooted. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | Multiple small branches were downed by the winds along with a few large branches. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | Around 50 trees were downed on the reporter's property on the east side of Grand Lake. Most trees were 12 to 16 inches in diameter with some completely uprooted. Some of the trees fell on power lines leading to power outages. The trees were all at least 30 years old. No structure damage was reported at the location. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | Multiple trees were uprooted with a few falling on power lines leading to power outages. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A large tree that was blown down was blocking a road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A couple large trees were blown down along Canosia Road near Twig. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | The winds caused a power outage. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Twig | - | The hail caused large dents on cars. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | A 40 foot tall maple was snapped off by strong winds. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Twig | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Twig | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Twig | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Twig | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Twig | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twig | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twig Station | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Harnell Park | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bartlett | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Saginaw | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Four Corners | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Simar | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Grand Lake | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Munger | 6.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 662682. 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.



